moonlit

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Recent Examples of moonlit In several poems evocative of mystical, moonlit summer evenings, alyssum makes an appearance as if summoned by a spell. Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025 The ads are sensual and gorgeous, featuring actors like Benicio del Toro and Twin Peaks’s Heather Graham, Lara Flynn Boyle, and James Marshall shot in close-ups in moonlit black-and-white. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025 For its part, Charleston Outdoor Adventures leads the memorable Full Moon Kayak Tour, a two-hour adventure that departs from Bowens Island, traveling through the estuary as day gives way to moonlit night. Ellen Schmedinghoff, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025 In the movie, Hoult walks along a dirt road in the dark toward the ominous moonlit castle of Count Orlok, getting more terrified by the minute. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for moonlit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlit
Adjective
  • Wild beauty abounds in the landscape surrounding this quaint holiday home, which features serene, sunlit views of lush greenery and azure skies.
    Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The best strawberry perfumes smell like a sunlit field bursting with berries, and the best rose perfumes channel a garden in bloom.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Your skin is exposed to UV rays both on cold, cloudy days and sunny ones.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Just like the name suggests, this moisture-wicking dress was designed to keep you cool on sunny, blisteringly hot days.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s the misery pit of a first New York apartment in the ’90s, when Manhattan felt less shiny and shut off by wealth.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike Spears, however, Lopez wore her shiny catsuit in a soft pink tone with mauve panels and a ruched belt, finishing off the look with a metallic silver clutch, pink plastic sunglasses, and a slick-back ponytail.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Moonlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlit. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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