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
The moon will be one of the lowest in the sky, and the moonlight will reflect the Earth's atmosphere, giving it a yellow or orange tint.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Observing Tips To catch the slender sliver of moonlight, your observing location spot will need to give you a completely unobstructed line of sight.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Her snow leopard lamp stretches its paws at dusk, then curls up, purring in moonlight.
—Katherine Larson
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
The absence of moonlight creates the darkest skies.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Observing Tips To catch the slender sliver of moonlight, your observing location spot will need to give you a completely unobstructed line of sight.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Her snow leopard lamp stretches its paws at dusk, then curls up, purring in moonlight.
—Katherine Larson
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
The absence of moonlight creates the darkest skies.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlight
Noun
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Along the way, it’s claimed to have faced temperatures as low as -68°F and exposure to sunlight 30% stronger than Earth-level conditions.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Arrange them in the vase and keep them away from drafts and out of direct sunlight.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Summer sunshine isn’t always enough to meet your body's vitamin D needs.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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Then sunshine is likely to return for the afternoon.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Aug. 2025
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When does daylight saving time end in 2025? In 2025, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Innocent lives were taken in broad daylight in a place where people should feel safe to run their everyday errands and to live their everyday lives.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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The typical galaxy in that sample is 100 times fainter than the natural glow in the nighttime air in the Earth's atmosphere, so this Rubin Observatory program depends on near-total natural darkness.—
Richard Green,
Space.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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For an entire week, the flashing blue and red lights of police vehicles cast eerie glows inside residents’ homes, while helicopters and drones hummed relentlessly overhead.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlight. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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