: lighted by or as if by the sun
… these animals favor the vegetation growing in sunlit clearings …—
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The star will reappear from behind the moon's sunlit edge sometime later.
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Cindy Crawford grabbed a sunlit shot at the lake in summer 2024.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Inside the main museum, the galleries are hushed and sunlit, the light filtered through Renzo Piano’s famous roof.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Cindy Crawford grabbed a sunlit shot at the lake in summer 2024.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Elsewhere, a sunlit atrium is visible from a bunk room, as well as the guest apartment’s living and dining areas.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Sunlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunlit. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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sunlit
adjective
sun·lit
-ˌlit 
: lighted by or as if by the sun
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