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Recent Examples of moonlit
For something equally atmospheric, the team can arrange a private movie night beneath the moonlit sky for a romantic date or a cozy family evening.
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Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Inside was a pop-up nightclub overlooking a moonlit Atlantic Ocean.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Keep reading for details on the makeup trends set to define 2026, from frosty, moonlit highlighters to vampy lips and layered blushes, with expert tips on how to make each look your own.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
The show, documented with the live album In the Blue Light, jettisons the skittering, moonlit electronics of the star’s back catalogue, softening stark arrangements formerly designed to hug the vocalist like a wintry chill.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Inside was a pop-up nightclub overlooking a moonlit Atlantic Ocean.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Keep reading for details on the makeup trends set to define 2026, from frosty, moonlit highlighters to vampy lips and layered blushes, with expert tips on how to make each look your own.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
The show, documented with the live album In the Blue Light, jettisons the skittering, moonlit electronics of the star’s back catalogue, softening stark arrangements formerly designed to hug the vocalist like a wintry chill.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlit
Adjective
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Earthshine is particularly easy to spot around this time and the relatively weak glow from the moon's sunlit crescent won't be enough to obscure the light of the Pleiades, as its stars — more than 1,000 in total —shine about 445 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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Elsewhere, a sunlit atrium is visible from a bunk room, as well as the guest apartment’s living and dining areas.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yet, that sunshiny aspect might actually work against it and send voters toward something with a little more weight.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wishing everyone bright, sunshiny days ahead!—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, these two both do well in sunny, drought-tolerant conditions.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
24 Apr. 2026
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At the Almanac Adventureland taproom and brewery in Alameda, a group of friends who call themselves the Beer Stooges gathered on a sunny Saturday for a couple of cold ones.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Chondrites are divided into three families—ordinary, enstatite and carbonaceous—with the key difference being how oxidized their iron-bearing minerals are, much like the difference between a shiny unoxidized iron nail and one that’s rusty from heavy oxidation.—
Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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At a Goop-like wellness empire built on female empowerment, Alice meets her doppelganger — a shinier, breezier British import who promptly steals her promotion.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Moonlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlit. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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