as in sunlight
the light of the moon
A figure appeared in the moonlight. a moonlight cruise down the river
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Recent Examples of moonlight
During the shower’s peak early Friday, the crescent moon will already have set, so the shooting stars won’t be at risk of getting overshadowed by bright moonlight.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The irreplaceable Barbara Cook put her interpretive stamp on Sondheim’s songbook in her concert tributes, reanimating musical treasures through her own introspective moonlight.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Plus, the Perseids are known to generate bright and colorful fireballs, often vivid enough to shine through moonlight and light pollution.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Still employed in advertising, Adam moonlights as its creative director, while his wife Lindsay—who comes from a fashion background—works full-time as its CEO.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The irreplaceable Barbara Cook put her interpretive stamp on Sondheim’s songbook in her concert tributes, reanimating musical treasures through her own introspective moonlight.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Plus, the Perseids are known to generate bright and colorful fireballs, often vivid enough to shine through moonlight and light pollution.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Still employed in advertising, Adam moonlights as its creative director, while his wife Lindsay—who comes from a fashion background—works full-time as its CEO.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlight
Noun
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Most people have heard the myth that daylight saving time came about to give farmers an extra hour of sunlight in the evening.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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This description is a consequence of the Rayleigh scattering of sunlight in the atmosphere, in conjunction with the reflection and scattering across the expanse of the ocean.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, nothing is out of place, and Mulvaney strikes one pose after another alongside the neck of our swan vessel, basking in the California sunshine.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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As Meghan held a hose and watered the garden in the Californian sunshine, the hand of one of her children can be seen appearing and offering to take the hose.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Other concerns about daylight saving time have included disruptions to harvesting schedules for farmers, interference with religious observances based on solar and lunar time, and potential delays in reworking computer systems programmed to switch twice a year.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The universe is setting you up for a major glow up.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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This face cream has a shimmery base to give major glow and is spiked with Korean white ginseng, hyaluronic acid and mandarin extract to brighten from within, plus gently exfoliate and hydrate too.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlight. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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