as in moonlight
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Recent Examples of starlight
The new colors include midnight, blue, orange, purple, and starlight.
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Sep. 2024
One is that disks made almost entirely from hydrogen and helium are harder for starlight to blow away.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The light from numerous background stars, seen as orange dots behind the cloud, can be used to detect ices in the cloud, which absorb the starlight passing through them.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
Throughout this image, filaments and wisps of different hues represent reflected starlight from still-forming protostars within the cloud.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 9 Sep. 2024
One is that disks made almost entirely from hydrogen and helium are harder for starlight to blow away.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The light from numerous background stars, seen as orange dots behind the cloud, can be used to detect ices in the cloud, which absorb the starlight passing through them.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
Throughout this image, filaments and wisps of different hues represent reflected starlight from still-forming protostars within the cloud.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlight
Noun
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The moonlight will reduce contrast and make spotting the comet more difficult.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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More importantly, the sunlight, moonlight or both become eclipsed, making intentions set during this time chaotic and unpredictable.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Heat island effect Urban areas absorb more heat than rural areas because of how infrastructure reacts to sunlight.Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Despite high sugar levels due to sunlight intensity, cooler temperatures help maintain moderate alcohol levels, producing more balanced wines.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Strolling along the park’s paths, which are much quieter in the winter months, visitors will encounter powerful works depicting human emotions and relationships, framed by the soft glow of winter light.David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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With the flash used by the photographer, the crab looks to be standing at center stage, in the glow of a spotlight.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlight. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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