as in sunlight
the light of the moon
A figure appeared in the moonlight. a moonlight cruise down the river
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Recent Examples of moonlight
Despite bright moonlight from October's full Supermoon, recent comet brightness estimates at the Comet Observation Database (COBS) indicate that Lemmon has been a relatively easy object to sight with good binoculars.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
This extra moonlight was historically used by farmers to harvest their crops for longer after dusk amid diminishing temperatures and fewer daylight hours in the fall.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Wide, open horizons will give you the best views, and though the moonlight is strong, the aurora can still peek through in darker patches.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
This moon earned its name because farmers relied on moonlight to harvest their crops late into the night in the days before electricity.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
This extra moonlight was historically used by farmers to harvest their crops for longer after dusk amid diminishing temperatures and fewer daylight hours in the fall.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Wide, open horizons will give you the best views, and though the moonlight is strong, the aurora can still peek through in darker patches.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
This moon earned its name because farmers relied on moonlight to harvest their crops late into the night in the days before electricity.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlight
Noun
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That store, which is also two stories and offers all 16 metiers, is inspired by the local Sonoran Desert and pays homage to the sunlight and succulents prevalent in the area.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The animal was nowhere to be seen all day, not in the long, wet valley or among the trees which were bent and glittery in the sunlight after their wild night out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Last month, Kardashian Barker shared a glimpse of her family’s time on the road, posting a couple of snapshots of the couple’s son enjoying the Florida sunshine.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fall and winter can be a bleak time for those of us who thrive in the sunshine—and even for those of us who don’t.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
20 Oct. 2025
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The director of the Louvre in Paris took the hot seat on Wednesday, answering questions from lawmakers amid mounting criticism over apparent security lapses that enabled thieves to pull off Sunday's brazen daylight heist of more than $100 million in jewels from the museum's ornate Apollo Gallery.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Under federal law, states are allowed not to observe daylight saving time, with Arizona and Hawaii being the lone states to do so.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Those features then show up at late times, imprinted in the Big Bang’s leftover glow (the cosmic microwave background, or CMB), as well as in the large-scale clustering of galaxies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
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The streets are blocked off to outside traffic, which gives those fall Saturdays a nostalgic glow.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlight. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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