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Recent Examples of starburst
The lights are also different heights, which adds to the starburst or firefly effect.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
Inspired by archival sketches from legendary 20th-century designer Jean Schlumberger, this exquisite work is made with 64 carats of billowy crystal opals that have vibrant flashes of red, orange, blue, and green, surrounded by diamond starbursts.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
One artwork by Barbecue & Bourbon shows an old-fashioned car at the center of a starburst pattern.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 15 May 2025
While most starburst galaxies focus star production in their centers, NGC 4449 has new stars forming throughout, possibly due to its interaction with other nearby galaxies.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 June 2025
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
Inspired by archival sketches from legendary 20th-century designer Jean Schlumberger, this exquisite work is made with 64 carats of billowy crystal opals that have vibrant flashes of red, orange, blue, and green, surrounded by diamond starbursts.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
One artwork by Barbecue & Bourbon shows an old-fashioned car at the center of a starburst pattern.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 15 May 2025
While most starburst galaxies focus star production in their centers, NGC 4449 has new stars forming throughout, possibly due to its interaction with other nearby galaxies.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starburst
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And among old galactic halo stars, the Lithium-7 underabundance is a factor of two to three below big bang nucleosynthesis predictions.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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These dark matter haloes are now suspected to surround galaxies, stretching much further beyond a galaxy's visible matter content, like stars and gas.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 July 2025
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Another picture of the model lounging recalls a memorable photo of the designer sprawled across her bed, which features a curved sunburst pattern, in a room swathed in florals, lace, and a leopard print rug.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Speaking of lids, they’re crafted with Tupperware’s classic sunburst design and feature the brand’s signature instant seal lid to lock in freshness and prevent leaks and spills.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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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Typically, such high readings suggest the corona is viewed almost edge-on, where its structure appears highly ordered.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This activity, characterized by a feature called a corona, may be deforming the planet’s surface in a way similar to events in Earth’s past.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
14 May 2025
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“Starburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starburst. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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