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brilliant

Definition for brilliant

adjective as in shining, glowing in appearance

adjective as in famous, outstanding

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This period saw a brilliant revitalization by Roman writers and orators of older Greek rhetorical techniques; it was “tinged with a romanticism common to movements oriented toward the distant past.”

“Mamdani and his team,” she said, “have a brilliant sense of how the culture of attention is shifting.”

"It's a brilliant example of how Australian innovation can make a global impact in space science."

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It is still very early, but Frank has made a brilliant start in turning around a squad that had been depleted in confidence, and I feel like there is lots more to come.

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Josh and Chloe's relatives said they were "brilliant" parents who "would do anything" for their children, who were aged between four and 15 at the time of the deaths.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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