as in sun
the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves spent a week at the shore soaking up the sunshine and salt air

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Recent Examples of sunshine Tuesday, February 18, will bring some sunshine along with areas of low clouds, with temperatures reaching 50 degrees during the day and dropping to 30 degrees at night. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 Get Sunlight An alternative to vitamin D is getting sunshine for 10 to 20 minutes several times a week. Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 But surely the frozen island situated north of the Arctic Circle's negative temperatures and lack of sunshine must take a toll on her mental and physical health, right? Skyler Caruso, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025 Mostly cloudy skies are in the forecast for Tuesday morning, as sunshine will poke through in the afternoon, according to the NWS. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sunshine 

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“Sunshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunshine. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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