sunburst
noun
sun·burst
ˈsən-ˌbərst 
often attributive
1
: a flash of sunlight especially through a break in clouds
2
a
: a jeweled brooch representing a sun surrounded by rays
b
: a design in the form of rays diverging from a central point
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Metals are especially common here, such as the simple radiating sunburst above the door of Milwaukee's Wisconsin Gas Building.
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
While exploring one species, sunburst anemones (Anthopleura sola), the researchers found a unique color morph that displayed a neon green when fluorescing under UV and under white light.
—Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
The neutral colors and glossy texture complement the subtle glam of the rest of the sitting room.
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Vintage Privacy Screen
A vintage rattan decor screen, featuring a cheery sunburst design, warms up the corner of this all-white room.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
Its soft-focus visual world—the sequences of sunbursts obliterating any view of downtown and its people, with those people enveloped in grease and heat—was too pretentious.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2024
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
While exploring one species, sunburst anemones (Anthopleura sola), the researchers found a unique color morph that displayed a neon green when fluorescing under UV and under white light.
—Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
The neutral colors and glossy texture complement the subtle glam of the rest of the sitting room.
10 of 31
Vintage Privacy Screen
A vintage rattan decor screen, featuring a cheery sunburst design, warms up the corner of this all-white room.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
Its soft-focus visual world—the sequences of sunbursts obliterating any view of downtown and its people, with those people enveloped in grease and heat—was too pretentious.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2024
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sunburst
noun
sun·burst
ˈsən-ˌbərst
1
: a flash of sunlight especially through a break in the clouds
2
a
: a jeweled pin representing a sun surrounded by rays
b
: a design in the form of rays extending from a central point
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