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Recent Examples of moonlit
When the sun rose on the 17th, it was revealed that the colonists—possibly out of a last-minute change of plans, possibly out of moonlit confusion—had built a rough defensive fort on the other hill, Breed’s Hill.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Help, of course, isn’t coming—not over the Indian Ocean, not in the nursing home, not on the tramps’ moonlit road.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Nearby Signal Hill takes you even higher above the moonlit desert.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
Chiave said that Zénith Nomade was born from a vision rooted in taking the chandelier down from the ceiling and hanging it on a tree branch, as an alternative way to enhance moonlit dining and everyday living.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Help, of course, isn’t coming—not over the Indian Ocean, not in the nursing home, not on the tramps’ moonlit road.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Nearby Signal Hill takes you even higher above the moonlit desert.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
Chiave said that Zénith Nomade was born from a vision rooted in taking the chandelier down from the ceiling and hanging it on a tree branch, as an alternative way to enhance moonlit dining and everyday living.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlit
Adjective
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Another is to orient the satellites' components so that observers on the ground do not see the sunlit sides.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Locals dress up for afternoon conversations over high tea at Le Salon, cocktails in the posh Polo Club Lounge, or leisurely weekend brunches in the sunlit Grill Room.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Dec. 2025
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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With beautiful beaches, lush tropical forests, and some of the best resorts in the Caribbean, Jamaica has long beckoned winter-weary travelers looking to recharge under sunny skies.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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On that quintessentially sunny January day, Toliver wore an equally blinding, all-white outfit in contrast to the bright yellows of the racer.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The shiny, new over-the-highway park in the middle of downtown’s skyscrapers is as worth a visit as the thousand lakeside acres at White Rock.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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During those early days, swimmers entertained patrons, before being replaced by mermaids with shiny tails.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Moonlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlit. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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