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Recent Examples of starburst
Blooms often have a white starburst ring surrounding a dark central eye.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Two major starburst regions are embedded in the galaxy’s heart.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Each bowl features a lid with the brand’s iconic starburst design and signature instant-seal technology, which ensures your food stays fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
The collision is likely the reason for M83’s intense starburst activity.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Two major starburst regions are embedded in the galaxy’s heart.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Each bowl features a lid with the brand’s iconic starburst design and signature instant-seal technology, which ensures your food stays fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
The collision is likely the reason for M83’s intense starburst activity.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starburst
Noun
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In another post, Holmes shared photos of three young women whose afros radiated like halos in front of Magnificent Brothers Barber & Beauty Salon #2 in Watts in 1969, beckoning natives to the comments.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 million light-years away, considered close by cosmic standards.—
Gqlshare,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It is paired with a sunburst hand-guilloché dial available in a deep blue or salmon pink hue.—
Sophie Furley,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2025
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Find it on Amazon This Sunburst Set With Three Mirrors Add a burst of sunshine into any home with this sunburst set that includes three decorative metal mirrors.—
Mia Meltzer,
Rolling Stone,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.—
Lan Samantha Chang,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Aug. 2023
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Like his crossed legs, Cannon’s head and upper torso are framed in flickering swipes of green, as if this is a depiction of a holy man surrounded by an incandescent aureole.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Dec. 2022
Noun
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In doing so, the agency hopes to understand why its outer atmosphere — the corona — is hotter than its surface, how does the solar wind work, and how the corona transforms into solar wind.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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But, again, what scientists really hope to discover is how the corona becomes the heliosphere.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Starburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starburst. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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