as in moonlight
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Recent Examples of starlight
Further investigations confirmed it was indeed caused by an exoplanet—and the delay in the starlight’s return came from its comet-like tail.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
But with that starlight also came periods of darkness, including years when the building sat empty and derelict.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Jake Taylor of the University of Oxford, who studies the atmospheres of far-away planets with the James Webb Space Telescope, did a quick reanalysis of the starlight filtering through K2-18b's atmosphere.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Most of its products hover between $25 and $65 (excluding the $319 iGo monitor stand) and have iOS-esque finishes—silver, gold, space gray, black, midnight blue, and starlight (that champagne hue)—and most are designed with a cable outlet.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
But with that starlight also came periods of darkness, including years when the building sat empty and derelict.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Jake Taylor of the University of Oxford, who studies the atmospheres of far-away planets with the James Webb Space Telescope, did a quick reanalysis of the starlight filtering through K2-18b's atmosphere.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Most of its products hover between $25 and $65 (excluding the $319 iGo monitor stand) and have iOS-esque finishes—silver, gold, space gray, black, midnight blue, and starlight (that champagne hue)—and most are designed with a cable outlet.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlight
Noun
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Before long, Uma’s taste for cigarettes under the moonlight turns into regular solo walks at all hours.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Get dinner back at Drift later and walk in the moonlight along a beach wide enough for a president to land a helicopter, with the sound of the sea and the sea breezes in the coconut palms.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2025
Noun
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At the very top, an attic bedroom opens up with operable roof panels that invite the sky, sunlight, and breeze into the sleeping quarters.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 May 2025
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The next night will see the moon appear fuller ahead of its first quarter phase on June 2, at which point half of its disk will be bathed in direct sunlight from the perspective of Earth.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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Shot in Galicia, a landscape of rocky coasts and salty-blue air, this loosely biographical third feature from Catalan filmmaker Carla Simón, part of the Cannes competition slate, has a wistful, earthy glow.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Brick walls and exposed piping contrast with wooden furniture, white couches and floor cushions and the warm glow of Noguchi lampshades.—
Lina Abascal,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlight. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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