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The professor was known for his brilliance.
the brilliance of a diamond
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Breaking with the traditional diamond settings, the pavé pieces feature reverse-set diamonds that expose the stone’s pavilion (or bottom section) to maximize brilliance.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
The hungry-lion noise was only the snoring of my amigo Fred Huntington, whose thunderous slumbering earlier in the night had driven me to leave our tent and seek sleep under the flaming early-October brilliance of those mountain stars.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
The hungry-lion noise was only the snoring of my amigo Fred Huntington, whose thunderous slumbering earlier in the night had driven me to leave our tent and seek sleep under the flaming early-October brilliance of those mountain stars.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
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“Brilliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brilliance. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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brilliance
noun
bril·liance
ˈbril-yən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being brilliant
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