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as in sunshine
the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves
be sure to wear sunscreen if you plan to spend more than a few minutes in the sun
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as in star
a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light
the incomprehensible vastness of a universe filled with billions of suns
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as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
I'm afraid that for this long trip we shall have to leave with the sun
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as in glory
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
Olympians basking in the sun of athletic achievement while the public still remembers them
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Recent Examples of sun
The expedition revealed methane-producing microbes and marine invertebrates that make their home in unforgiving conditions where the sun’s rays don’t reach, according to a new study.
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Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Cover all of your skin that will be exposed to the sun.
—Heather L. Brannon, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Venus and Mercury, which orbit close to the sun, can only ever be seen close to sunrise or sunset, which is why planet arcs always happen just before sunrise or just after sunset, when one or both of the inner planets are visible.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
If the tobacco wasn’t covered, Arnold said, the sun would start burning the tobacco within 20 minutes.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
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Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Cover all of your skin that will be exposed to the sun.
—Heather L. Brannon, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Venus and Mercury, which orbit close to the sun, can only ever be seen close to sunrise or sunset, which is why planet arcs always happen just before sunrise or just after sunset, when one or both of the inner planets are visible.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
If the tobacco wasn’t covered, Arnold said, the sun would start burning the tobacco within 20 minutes.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sun
Noun
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Summer sunshine isn’t always enough to meet your body's vitamin D needs.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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Then sunshine is likely to return for the afternoon.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And sports stars and Mahatma Gandhi and Florence Nightingale and more than 20,000 other pieces, and with them, a question: What's to become of it all? Krasula, closing on 77, never had kids.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Magazines invented and distributed the photo shoot, created literary stars like Ta-Nehisi Coates, Malcolm Gladwell and David Foster Wallace.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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When is the Venus-Jupiter pairing? Venus and Jupiter are making their close approaches to one another and will shine brightly to the east before sunrise throughout August, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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The team can tailor meals according to guests’ preferences, from sunrise breakfasts in the garden to intimate candlelit dinners.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Overall, Operation Night Strikers is an excellent collection of shmups from Taito’s glory days in the arcades.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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O'Neal doesn't participate in 4-H for the glory of showmanship.—
HG Biggs,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
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Along the way, it’s claimed to have faced temperatures as low as -68°F and exposure to sunlight 30% stronger than Earth-level conditions.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Arrange them in the vase and keep them away from drafts and out of direct sunlight.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Yet these candidates shine far brighter than current models of early galaxy formation predict.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, just to make sure, the astronomers also eliminated any nearby asteroids or spacecraft that might be in front of the star or any distant galaxies that might be behind it.—
David Szondy
August 14,
New Atlas,
14 Aug. 2025
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The news comes the same day that a rep for his family told Entertainment Weekly that Blackstock, 48, had died of cancer.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Comedy is what touches you in any particular moment on any particular day of an actor’s performance.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Despite frequent tumbles requiring human assistance to help robots stand, many managed to right themselves independently, earning applause from audiences.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her speech is met with cheers and applause as her costars have nothing but praise for her.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Sun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sun. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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