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Recent Examples of starlight
The dirt of the desert is circling around in little eddies as the wind blends it together with the starlight.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
The sneakers come in 21 colors — but users can score them for 20 percent off in specific shades, including white and cielo blue, carnation and starlight glow, and droplet and druzy.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Many space- and ground-based telescopes hunt for exoplanets this way, but Pandora will take it a step further, looking not just at the intensity of the starlight but at the chemical spectrum of that portion of it that passes through the atmosphere of the planet.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
Dark dust lanes weave through them, blocking background starlight and creating sharp contrasts.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
The sneakers come in 21 colors — but users can score them for 20 percent off in specific shades, including white and cielo blue, carnation and starlight glow, and droplet and druzy.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Many space- and ground-based telescopes hunt for exoplanets this way, but Pandora will take it a step further, looking not just at the intensity of the starlight but at the chemical spectrum of that portion of it that passes through the atmosphere of the planet.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
Dark dust lanes weave through them, blocking background starlight and creating sharp contrasts.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlight
Noun
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Under the cover of moonlight, police Det.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The venue has low lighting, to mimic moonlight, and the courses are served on wood or stone plates.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mornings here start outdoors, soaking up the first rays of sunlight by hiking across the Kolovesi National Park or going wild swimming in the tranquil lakes.—
Olivia Morelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
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But during the equinox, the Earth’s tilt is neither toward the sun nor away from the sun, so both the northern and southern hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The silky formula layers easily with the rest of your routine and leaves skin with that soft, luminous glass glow K-beauty is famous for.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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The soft glow of lanterns against ancient mounds turns a seemingly simple walk into a reflective, cinematic journey through American history.—
Rafael Peña,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlight. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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