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Recent Examples of starburst
Disneyland rolls out 70 menu items for 70th anniversary
Tinker Bell was our host as the Carthay tower was bathed in colorful confetti, starbursts, fireworks and pixie dust.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Spiral starburst galaxy glows in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image
Emission nebulas are areas of active star formation, where ultraviolet radiation from nearby young, hot stars ionizes the surrounding gas (primarily hydrogen), which then, in turn, emits a bright light.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Each bowl comes with Tupperware’s signature instant seal lid (complete with the iconic starburst design) to keep your food as fresh as possible for as long as possible.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
This type of optical diffraction makes small points of light take on the shape of the aperture and render as 14-point starbursts, but their tines lack definition, streaking out into multiple lines.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Spiral starburst galaxy glows in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image
Emission nebulas are areas of active star formation, where ultraviolet radiation from nearby young, hot stars ionizes the surrounding gas (primarily hydrogen), which then, in turn, emits a bright light.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Each bowl comes with Tupperware’s signature instant seal lid (complete with the iconic starburst design) to keep your food as fresh as possible for as long as possible.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
This type of optical diffraction makes small points of light take on the shape of the aperture and render as 14-point starbursts, but their tines lack definition, streaking out into multiple lines.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starburst
Noun
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The fact that such vast haloes aren't usually seen at this radio frequency suggests to the team the presence of cosmic ray electrons and magnetic fields stretched out to the edge of clusters like this one.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 June 2025
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Restoring the halo of the American university brand will not happen overnight.—
Lydiah Kemunto Bosire,
semafor.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The owners’ curation of Danish and vintage furnishings (such as a sage-green Egg chair and walnut dining set) further celebrate the home’s bones, along with a framed photo of Aaron Slims’s Poolside Glamour and a sunburst metal work of art.—
Kristine Hansen,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2025
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The shimmering detail caught the light differently on stage, turning sunburst gold mid-performance and accentuating the high-impact nature of the short boot.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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It is bordered by hummocky deposits, called aureoles, that were formed by landslides from the mountain.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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Initially, scientists believed these features might be flows of salty water or brine, which remained liquid long enough to travel down the aureole.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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Prominences typically take about a day to form, and those that remain stable can endure in the corona for several months, arching hundreds of thousands of miles into space.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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The biggest shock to anyone standing within that path and having clear weather — which certainly wasn’t everyone on April 8, 2024 — was the sight of the sun's corona, its wispy white outer atmosphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Starburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starburst. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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