as in rays
any of several extremely large rays
a manta glided along the sea bottom
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The Moon was doing something that the Sun wasn’t — emitting gamma-rays — implying that, somehow, the Moon was doing a whole lot more than just reflecting sunlight.—
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Big Think,
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Without it, those high-energy solar rays can cause painful sunburns at best, while longterm exposure dramatically increases the likelihood of skin cancers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Mantas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mantas. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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