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Recent Examples of sunburst
At the upper left, the gray-bearded figure of a wise and eternal God directs the action, hovering within a dazzling golden sunburst.
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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
The dial is adorned with horizontal relief embossing in an olive-green shade illuminated by a sunburst motif.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Find it on Amazon This Vintage-Style Tupperware Set Will Keep Your Food Fresh
Add a touch of vintage charm to your kitchen with this Tupperware set that has the classic sunburst lid design.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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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
The dial is adorned with horizontal relief embossing in an olive-green shade illuminated by a sunburst motif.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Find it on Amazon This Vintage-Style Tupperware Set Will Keep Your Food Fresh
Add a touch of vintage charm to your kitchen with this Tupperware set that has the classic sunburst lid design.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunburst
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Fashion this topper from a dozen finial-style, shatterproof ornaments coated with matte-finish paint and arranged in a striking starburst formation.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Dec. 2024
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Blooms often have a white starburst ring surrounding a dark central eye.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2024
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At relativistic speeds — that is near the speed of light — time moves more slowly, which would mean the electron beam wouldn't have enough time to spread out, keeping the beam focused.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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At that moment, a bright white beam of sunlight came in through the porthole and struck Audrey’s left eye.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Xcel Energy recommends: Opening the curtains during the day to increase heat through direct sunlight.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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In return, give this non-toxic plant bright indirect sunlight and a thorough watering whenever the top inch of soil feels dry.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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From the moon’s night side, facing Earth during a full moon, a 360-degree camera on Blue Ghost on the lunar surface will be used to image a halo of light around the Earth.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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When a comet approaches the Sun, the heat causes the ice in the nucleus to sublimate (turn directly from solid to gas), creating a glowing halo of gas and dust around the nucleus called the coma.—
Jess Thomson,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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That shadow isn’t perfect, so faint sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges on all sides in the colors of a sunset, bathing the moon in brilliant, warm hues.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Rangy lodgepole pines, which constitute 80 percent of the 2.2 million-acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, smelled mountain fresh, and sunbeams shimmered on the water.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
airmail.news,
31 Aug. 2024
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Abundant sunshine will help temperatures climb into the 40s, potentially into the low 50s in northeast Florida today.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Taking in the sunshine and a beautiful day in the city.—
Vanessa Wachtmeister, Contributor,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sun rays reflect light off the underwater quartz particles, making the sand shine upwards onto the water’s surface and creating that signature crystal-clear emerald shade.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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Zuckerman and her husband sat in Palisades Park atop the Santa Monica bluffs on Sunday, catching some warm California rays.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Supermassive black holes, however, have masses equivalent to millions or even billions of sun.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Chaste trees need a minimum of 6 hours of direct sun per day.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Sunburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunburst. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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