candescent
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Lava-like liquid oozes from the base of the furnace as soot-coated men in hooded reflective suits, thick gloves and protective visors steer the candescent flow with ladles the length of spears.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Originally trained as a mezzo-soprano, she has a full-bodied lower range that is just as thrilling to witness as her candescent high notes, and a commanding softness in more conversational moments.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2022
Writers of elevated and candescent fantasy hold a mirror to the worlds they live in and are master architects of the worlds they create, slanting reflections like a carnival funhouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
She wore a white shirtwaist and black skirt that accentuated her trim figure, and she was seated beside a window, her hair candescent with sunlight.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
It is I, mutters Pele: I drilled till flame shot forth on Lanai, A pit candescent by Pele.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
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