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incandescent

[in-kuhn-des-uhnt] / ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt /


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The fairgrounds were illuminated using incandescent electric lighting at a scale that showed how entire urban districts could be electrified.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

When it comes to Spain, though, Trump appears particularly incandescent.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: This was one of the most incandescent judicial opinions I think I have ever seen.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

And there’s a sort of incandescent poetic beauty to all that, and there’s just the sorrow to it because you also realize it’s the last of that moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

And in a gloomy place like Daffodil Manor, her brightness seemed even more incandescent.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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