dazzles

verb

present tense third-person singular of dazzle
as in stuns
to overpower with light skiers were dazzled by the glare off of the slopes of freshly packed snow

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Recent Examples of dazzles This navy blue door dazzles next to the subtle green and white trim adorning the house. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 May 2026 The Parthenon hovers just overhead while the historic heart of Athens dazzles five floors below. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026 This lacecap hydrangea dazzles with electric blue flowers atop compact, sturdy stems that resist flopping in the garden. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026 And be prepared for something that dazzles, delights and reacquaints you with Rowling’s imaginative variations on a British school experience. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026 On Saturday night, attendees at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner will thrill to the antics of Oz Pearlman, a renowned mentalist who dazzles audiences with mind-reading tricks. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026 Venus dazzles its way into Leo on Saturday, June 13, shifting the focus toward confidence, visibility and creative self-promotion, while the new moon in Gemini on Sunday, June 14 sets the stage for fresh ideas, interviews and networking. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzles
  1. stuns
  2. blinds
  3. overwhelms
Verb
  • Set the scene This resort stuns, with magical panoramic views of the northern coastline of Crete.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Tabitha and Jade flee into the tunnels after an earthquake temporarily stuns the monsters, and Jade and his crew race to their vehicles to outrun the monsters that have come to the surface under the cover of this false night.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of stuns
Verb
  • Dust blinds every two weeks and clean them at least twice each year to maintain a fresh, healthy home.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 1 July 2026
  • Gartner predicts that over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by 2027, and analyst Anushree Verma noted that most are driven by hype that blinds organizations to real deployment complexity.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Definition of blinds
Verb
  • The visual storytelling is matched by clear, engaging prose that never overwhelms the images.
    — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Trends break, sentiment changes and, sometimes, market volatility overwhelms even the cleanest chart formations.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 29 June 2026
Definition of overwhelms

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