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Recent Examples of astronomical Traditionally, astronomical analyses haven’t worried about this level of detail, but the meticulous measurements with the current and future surveys will have to. John Peterson, The Conversation, 23 June 2025 The start of the new season is marked the summer solstice — an astronomical event that marks the longest day of the year. Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025 In 2025 The beginning of astronomical seasons is marked by solstices and equinoxes (equinox means equal night when there are 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness). Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Summer Solstice – the start of the astronomical summer – is tonight at 10:42pm EDT. Alana Wise, NPR, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for astronomical
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Adjective
  • Last week’s Senate Finance Committee draft bill acknowledges this reality and, in contrast to the House version, offers a pragmatic approach to phasing out the clean energy credits, recognizing that businesses signed contracts and made enormous capital decisions based on current law.
    John Ketchum, Fortune, 24 June 2025
  • The group wields enormous influence setting vaccine policy in the United States, including which vaccines will be covered by insurance.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • In an increasingly demanding academic environment, with pressures to publish, secure grants, and manage larger class sizes, the temptation to leverage AI for efficiency is immense.
    Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Mergers and acquisitions involves a small handful of people at these banks so their profit margins will be immense.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Cate Blanchett styled a sculptural, oceanic design courtesy of Dilara Fındıkoğlu for the 2025 Serpentine Gallery Summer Party on Tuesday in London.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
  • National defense in McKinley’s day largely meant preventing invasions—an undemanding task, given the country’s peaceful neighbors and oceanic moats.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025

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“Astronomical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astronomical. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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