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effulge
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verb
to shine out; to emanate from
1882Ignatius Donnelly Atlantis: The Antediluvian WorldThey are all unknown to history—all lost in the light of an effulgent dawn. 1892Katrina Trask Under King Constantine With wide eyes searching his lone cell for cause He waited: as the ray became more clear And more effulgent than the mid-day sun, He trembled with that chill of mortal flesh Beholding spiritual things. 1997Eliot FintushelIzzy and The Father of TerrorWaves of meaning effulged from Shaman. Striking our minds, they crystallized into words1998Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things...the thrilling promise he held out in his effulgent emerald eyes.

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