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Recent Examples of sunburst
Or a spinny orange swirl of spaghetti pomodoro atop Porta’s Tommaso platter, which features sardines in a cerulean sunburst ($198)?
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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
Another picture of the model lounging recalls a memorable photo of the designer sprawled across her bed, which features a curved sunburst pattern, in a room swathed in florals, lace, and a leopard print rug.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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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
Another picture of the model lounging recalls a memorable photo of the designer sprawled across her bed, which features a curved sunburst pattern, in a room swathed in florals, lace, and a leopard print rug.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunburst
Noun
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In the adjoining dining room, a classic starburst light fixture dangles above the table.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2026
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Don't miss the Art Deco lobby, with its 24-karat gold-leaf ceiling murals and famous starburst bas relief.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Any solution will need ultra-precise tracking systems and adaptive optics to correct beam distortion.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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The three-story brick house had room to spread out, lovely old fireplace mantels, exposed wood beams, and an overgrown backyard.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
20 Mar. 2026
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Mornings here start outdoors, soaking up the first rays of sunlight by hiking across the Kolovesi National Park or going wild swimming in the tranquil lakes.—
Olivia Morelli,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
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But during the equinox, the Earth’s tilt is neither toward the sun nor away from the sun, so both the northern and southern hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 912 filled that gap below the new halo car starting in 1965, sticking the old 356’s flat-four motor into the new model’s body.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sadly, these cells are unable to detect color, so galaxies often appear as a nebulous halo of light surrounding a bright central core, occasionally featuring hints of dark, dusty lanes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 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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Except, of course, for all those orchids. Floor-to-ceiling sunbeams are composed of cascading orchids.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cooler with sunshine and a few clouds.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Warm first weekend of spring across Maryland Saturday afternoon will include more sunshine and pleasant temperatures.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Vogue’s Favorite Korean Sunscreens K-beauty sunscreens also tend to quantify their protection against UVA rays—and that’s largely in part due to their next-generation sunscreen filters, of which there are many more than found in the US.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Super-cold science For the project, the team built a low-background shield to protect the detectors from trace radioactivity and cosmic-ray neutrons.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
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Those who did spend a day in the sun were what appeared to be the average crowds the city sees outside Spring Break.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Sunburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunburst. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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