as in sunlights
the light of the moon
A figure appeared in the moonlight. a moonlight cruise down the river
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Recent Examples of moonlights
Alcohol, while great for toasting sunsets, moonlights as a chaos agent, dehydrating you faster than a desert wind, and inviting questionable decisions like buying timeshares and getting tattoos.
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlights
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But that’s not stopping Nicotero from doing all within his power to scare the living daylights out of his contestants.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Nov. 2025
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Playing on parental fears, The Babadook has been scaring the daylights out of us for a solid decade now.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Celebrities including Julianne Moore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Victoria Beckham and Khloé Kardashian have embraced the look, swapping ornaments and tinsel for clean lines and quiet glows.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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When visible, the Northern Lights may appear as pink, purple, green or even red glows that ripple across the sky.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Nov. 2025
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Head to Museum Hill to visit the Museum of International Folk Art, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, and the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, which hosts its own seasonal illuminations for La Luz de Las Noches.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2025
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Magnetic storms brought on by solar activity, such as solar flares (explosions on the Sun) or coronal mass ejections (ejected gas bubbles), are responsible for these natural light illuminations.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Moonlights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlights. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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