as in moonlit
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Recent Examples of starlit
In a planetarium, the beetles orientate equally well when rolling under a full starlit sky as when only the Milky Way is present.
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2013
When most of his colleagues are sleeping, McCarthy is likely flying over some starlit corner of the republic, mapping out designs to elevate himself and return his party to power.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
By night, the deck transforms into a party platform with colorful LED lighting, karaoke and a drop-down cinema for starlit movie action.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2022
Outdoors on a starlit, breezy night was a perfect atmosphere in which to take in Roxy Music.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Sep. 2022
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2013
When most of his colleagues are sleeping, McCarthy is likely flying over some starlit corner of the republic, mapping out designs to elevate himself and return his party to power.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
By night, the deck transforms into a party platform with colorful LED lighting, karaoke and a drop-down cinema for starlit movie action.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2022
Outdoors on a starlit, breezy night was a perfect atmosphere in which to take in Roxy Music.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlit
Adjective
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That opportunity arrives once Romeo and Juliet meet cute in the moonlit night market — neither of them realizing who the other is, despite them both sporting their family’s gang colors.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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With summer comes endless opportunities for alfresco get-togethers and moonlit dinner soirees—a.k.a.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Both need to shake things up and rediscover the skyscraper glimmering, sunlit charms of the city.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Radio blackouts After an X-class solar flare erupted, shortwave radio blackouts were detected across the Americas — the sunlit side of Earth at the time.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.—
Susan Orlean,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2019
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Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2018
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“Starlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlit. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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