sunburst
noun
sun·burst
ˈsən-ˌbərst 
often attributive
1
: a flash of sunlight especially through a break in clouds
2
a
: a jeweled brooch representing a sun surrounded by rays
b
: a design in the form of rays diverging from a central point
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Thin slices of translucent selenite clad a console table nearby, while shards of gypsum on cabinet doors radiate in a sunburst motif.
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Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Jason Schmidt View into Powder Room: Nick Cave’s Arm Peace, 2018, made of cast bronze, and vintage sunburst and tole flowers, hangs on the wall to the right of the kitchen door, at the far end of the entrance hall.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2024
At the upper left, the gray-bearded figure of a wise and eternal God directs the action, hovering within a dazzling golden sunburst.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The blue sunburst dial with horizontal relief embossing has applied baton-style hour markers and rounded baton-style hour and minute hands, all in rose-gold with a white luminescent coating.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Jason Schmidt View into Powder Room: Nick Cave’s Arm Peace, 2018, made of cast bronze, and vintage sunburst and tole flowers, hangs on the wall to the right of the kitchen door, at the far end of the entrance hall.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2024
At the upper left, the gray-bearded figure of a wise and eternal God directs the action, hovering within a dazzling golden sunburst.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The blue sunburst dial with horizontal relief embossing has applied baton-style hour markers and rounded baton-style hour and minute hands, all in rose-gold with a white luminescent coating.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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sunburst
noun
sun·burst
ˈsən-ˌbərst
1
: a flash of sunlight especially through a break in the clouds
2
a
: a jeweled pin representing a sun surrounded by rays
b
: a design in the form of rays extending from a central point
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