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Recent Examples of starlight
This leads to repeating bursts of starlight, which provide a clear and distinctive signature of a supermassive black-hole binary.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Under starlight, the flames encircled Fort King.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The four globular clusters alone account for about 16% of the galaxy’s visible light, underscoring how little starlight CDG-2 produces on its own.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The dirt of the desert is circling around in little eddies as the wind blends it together with the starlight.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Under starlight, the flames encircled Fort King.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
The four globular clusters alone account for about 16% of the galaxy’s visible light, underscoring how little starlight CDG-2 produces on its own.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The dirt of the desert is circling around in little eddies as the wind blends it together with the starlight.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlight
Noun
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This upholstered daybed looks like a couch, but moonlights as a spot to sleep with an extra trundle below that can accommodate up to two people.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Featuring fire dancers, live music, and DJ sets that keep the party going as moonlight floods the bay, these celebrations are so popular that regional ferries often change their schedules just to accommodate attendees.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Simply put, the solar cells do not absorb more sunlight than usual.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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The photo was captured using a modified GoPro camera attached to one of Orion's four solar panels, which power the spacecraft by converting sunlight into usable electricity.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is a city of dreamers and strivers, so come, bask in their glow, and enjoy a few days of that golden life for yourself.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Highlighted at the center of the galaxy by a bright white glow, for instance, is IC 486's active galactic nucleus (AGN), the center of the galaxy and an active supermassive black hole.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlight. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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