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as in sunshine
the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves
be sure to wear sunscreen if you plan to spend more than a few minutes in the sun
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as in star
a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light
the incomprehensible vastness of a universe filled with billions of suns
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as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
I'm afraid that for this long trip we shall have to leave with the sun
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as in glory
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
Olympians basking in the sun of athletic achievement while the public still remembers them
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Recent Examples of sun
Leave the mats out in the sun for several hours to dry.
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Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
Caribbean and Bahamas cruises Families have more choices than ever for a fun-in-the-sun Bahamas or Caribbean cruise vacation in 2026.
—Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Astronomers have witnessed a cosmic explosion that emitted as much energy as 400 billion suns.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Hours passed, but the sun never rose.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
Caribbean and Bahamas cruises Families have more choices than ever for a fun-in-the-sun Bahamas or Caribbean cruise vacation in 2026.
—Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Astronomers have witnessed a cosmic explosion that emitted as much energy as 400 billion suns.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Hours passed, but the sun never rose.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sun
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Cocktail making at White Bar is almost a choreographed dance and a simple orange daiquiri feels like drinking a glass of pure bright sunshine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the middle of winter dreaming about eternal sunshine?—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The entertainment industry rewards relevance, star power and personal branding.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Nearby, Sotheby’s will host its first Masters Week at the Breuer Building; its star lot will be a Rembrandt drawing of a lion estimated to sell between $15-20 million.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Team building began Friday at sunrise, when players gathered at the SDSU practice fields to begin nine weeks of winter workouts.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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New snow totals were expected after sunrise.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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On Friday, the images in all their glory were released to the press (see below), showing Mescal as Paul McCartney, Dickinson as John Lennon, Quinn as George Harrison and Keoghan as Ringo Starr on set.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cumming holds up his iPhone to the camera, proudly boasting about still-unseen looks in all their campy and ridiculous glory.—
Jonathan Borge,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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Spread around the telescope is a glittering field of solar panels, turning sunlight into electricity so the observatory can keep doing its nighttime science with a smaller footprint.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Limit light exposure, especially direct sunlight and fluorescent lighting, which can both degrade wine.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Scientists aren’t entirely sure how these beating hearts at the centers of most large galaxies formed.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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The college reported a count of 8,364 students enrolled for academic credit on the 11th day of classes during the 2025 spring semester.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rooney went on record a few days earlier to say the door is open for a return.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Others sympathise with the protestor and the airplane bursts into applause when the deportee is finally lead off the plane.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kingsley, an acting legend thanks to his Oscar-winning performance in Gandhi, later dived so deep into a scene from episode three that the crowd, bewitched by witnessing the actor’s process, erupted into applause.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Sun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sun. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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