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Recent Examples of sunburst
Speaking of lids, they’re crafted with Tupperware’s classic sunburst design and feature the brand’s signature instant seal lid to lock in freshness and prevent leaks and spills.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Or a spinny orange swirl of spaghetti pomodoro atop Porta’s Tommaso platter, which features sardines in a cerulean sunburst ($198)?
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Featuring a sunburst ombre dial in a range of hues, from silver white to charcoal gray, the face also includes Arabic numerals as a nod to the original 1917 dial.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
The sunburst trout dish with heirloom tomatoes, Jimmy Nardello sweet peppers, and spices took us both straight back to the Mediterranean.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Or a spinny orange swirl of spaghetti pomodoro atop Porta’s Tommaso platter, which features sardines in a cerulean sunburst ($198)?
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Featuring a sunburst ombre dial in a range of hues, from silver white to charcoal gray, the face also includes Arabic numerals as a nod to the original 1917 dial.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
The sunburst trout dish with heirloom tomatoes, Jimmy Nardello sweet peppers, and spices took us both straight back to the Mediterranean.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunburst
Noun
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These starburst regions are characterized by exceptionally high rates of star formation, making M77 a dynamic and evolving galaxy.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Save for the dial’s starburst finish, tantalum is the one doing the talking here.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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At an event yesterday at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead—formerly the Homestake gold mine—project leaders and government supporters gathered to sign the first steel beam to be sent underground, beginning the construction of the facility’s detectors.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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With underground installation now underway, Fermilab’s next major target is delivering the first neutrino beam to DUNE by 2031.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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More geometry ensures that the lunar south pole only sees sunlight that travels nearly parallel to its curved surface.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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Researchers have found that compounds in milk may react to sunlight in ways that slow fungal growth.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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Qatar holds the international gateway and premium halo.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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The older generation, found in the halo of our galaxy, are Population II stars, which have far lower levels of elements heavier than helium.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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This was the moment Son Doong caught us in its grasp: sunbeams cascading 120 stories from a break in the ceiling, groundwater, above us, slipping through the light like rain — and rock reflecting what seemed like the only sound in the world.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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At the American University of Beirut, your classmate could have four paws and a penchant for napping in sunbeams over taking lecture notes.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2026
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When Phuong Mai Nguyen first landed in Southern California, she was struck by the sunshine.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Looking for sunshine in a bowl?—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 May 2026
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The vets also took X-rays, but since wood is hard to see on an X-ray, the professionals were still unsure how far the stick had impaled Sweets.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said X-rays were negative.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Citrus and farro, joining sun and earth?—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The sun and moon appear almost the same size in our sky by pure coincidence.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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“Sunburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunburst. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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