sunburst

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Recent Examples of sunburst Find it on Amazon This Sunburst Set With Three Mirrors Add a burst of sunshine into any home with this sunburst set that includes three decorative metal mirrors. Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 The floral and sunburst design is finished in gold, bringing light and elegance into your space. Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 Thin slices of translucent selenite clad a console table nearby, while shards of gypsum on cabinet doors radiate in a sunburst motif. Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024 Jason Schmidt View into Powder Room: Nick Cave’s Arm Peace, 2018, made of cast bronze, and vintage sunburst and tole flowers, hangs on the wall to the right of the kitchen door, at the far end of the entrance hall. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sunburst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunburst
Noun
  • Spiral starburst galaxy glows in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image Emission nebulas are areas of active star formation, where ultraviolet radiation from nearby young, hot stars ionizes the surrounding gas (primarily hydrogen), which then, in turn, emits a bright light.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Each bowl comes with Tupperware’s signature instant seal lid (complete with the iconic starburst design) to keep your food as fresh as possible for as long as possible.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The lights in the hall dimmed completely — and then the room lit up again as hundreds of small beams illuminated the space.
    RoselynMartin Somtochukwu Ilo, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
  • On colliding with the plasma, the beam particles are re-ionized, while the collision energy heats the plasma.
    David Szondy May 10, New Atlas, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • The transfers ushered in new freedoms for the inmates, who on death row typically spent more than 20 hours a day in single cells covered with metal mesh that filtered out sunlight.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • The country’s cold, dark winters – Bodø has around 50 minutes of sunlight during its shortest days – mean that domestic competitions usually take place across the summer between March and November.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Truth Social may be hoping for a halo from Newsmax, the conservative media company that went public Monday and saw its stock rise from $10 to $233 in two days.
    Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The presence of extremely metal-rich stars in the halo, the ESA explains, suggests that Messier 104 may have merged with a massive galaxy many billions of years ago.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That shadow isn’t perfect, so sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges, bathing the moon in warm hues.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
  • Schools of fish dance between the trees and sunbeams—like brushstrokes.
    Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Bologna’s Italian-Canadian president, Joey Saputo, the longest-standing foreign investor in Serie A, has weathered protests and is now basking in the sunshine.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • But when my kids woke up the dark cloud dissipated and made way for bright glowing sunshine.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Wear sunscreen: Before going outside, apply sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
  • In the dining room, a light installation of layered steel discs refracts rays as if guests are peeking through leaves.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun's fiery outbursts, according to new research, indicating that our planet is more sensitive to solar activity than previously thought.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 May 2025
  • As Graff described in the tour, its most defining feature is its curved, semicircular living room, which Wright called a solar hemicycle since the shape was designed to follow the path of the sun.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025

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“Sunburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunburst. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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