starburst
noun
star·burst
ˈstär-ˌbərst 
: something (such as a pattern) that resembles diverging rays of light
starbursts of color
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They’re also designed with the iconic starburst lid and signature instant seal that locks in freshness instantly, so your food is guaranteed to stay fresh for longer.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
The 24-70mm II uses an 11-blade aperture, so its starbursts show 22 tines.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
The small iris and scattering of light work together to create multipoint starbursts around small points of light.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
The first was smooth and matte green; the second rust-colored and full of little round holes like a sponge; the third gray with a smattering of orange starbursts; and the fourth a darker gray with short white lines running at odd angles, as if covered in fragments of kanji.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
The 24-70mm II uses an 11-blade aperture, so its starbursts show 22 tines.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
The small iris and scattering of light work together to create multipoint starbursts around small points of light.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
The first was smooth and matte green; the second rust-colored and full of little round holes like a sponge; the third gray with a smattering of orange starbursts; and the fourth a darker gray with short white lines running at odd angles, as if covered in fragments of kanji.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Starburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starburst. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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