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Recent Examples of starlight
As a planet transits, starlight pours through its atmosphere, allowing telescopes to collect light that’s been filtered through it.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
By filtering out this mode, Deshler, Ozer and their colleagues were able to effectively eliminate the starlight, revealing only the light from the exoplanet.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 22 May 2025
If Earth’s atmosphere were perfectly static and homogeneous, then the refraction of starlight would be minimal.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2025
Such clouds are predominantly made from molecular hydrogen gas, which, when it isn't being energized by starlight, is very faint — almost invisible.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
By filtering out this mode, Deshler, Ozer and their colleagues were able to effectively eliminate the starlight, revealing only the light from the exoplanet.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 22 May 2025
If Earth’s atmosphere were perfectly static and homogeneous, then the refraction of starlight would be minimal.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2025
Such clouds are predominantly made from molecular hydrogen gas, which, when it isn't being energized by starlight, is very faint — almost invisible.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlight
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Other videos featured the character driving away in a golf cart at night, leaving their lips lathered in the glistening product, visible in the moonlight.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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In the background: Drake’s voice and guitar, soft as moonlight.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Just avoid placing the fruit in direct sunlight, which could lead to uneven softening or spoilage.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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Both displays are sharp, vivid and legible in direct sunlight.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Set in San Francisco in the early 1990s, this coming-of-age novel shines with a heady, nostalgic glow while never ignoring reality.—
Connie Ogle,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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Giambattista Valli—fresh off receiving the title of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government—basked in the glow of both the honor and an exceptional runway show.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlight. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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