as in bright
in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light
in the soft candlelight her eyes sparkled luminously at him
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Recent Examples of luminously
Others are luminously, freakishly beautiful, in ways that seem designed to appeal to beings from other solar systems.
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Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Bogdanovich’s breakthrough came in 1971 with The Last Picture Show, an ensemble drama about growing up in a small Texas town, sensitively told and luminously shot.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Tarr went on to direct the accomplished The Man From London, which starred Tilda Swinton, before retiring after The Turin Horse, a luminously stark period chamber drama about a father and his adult daughter living alone in the barren Hungarian countryside over the span of about a week.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Bogdanovich’s breakthrough came in 1971 with The Last Picture Show, an ensemble drama about growing up in a small Texas town, sensitively told and luminously shot.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Tarr went on to direct the accomplished The Man From London, which starred Tilda Swinton, before retiring after The Turin Horse, a luminously stark period chamber drama about a father and his adult daughter living alone in the barren Hungarian countryside over the span of about a week.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminously
brightly
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At that moment, the sun began to shine brightly, the wind picked up and the curtain fluttered violently.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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But while the hallways look full and the display windows are brightly lit and well-stocked, many people enter and leave empty-handed.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Luminously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminously. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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