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Recent Examples of sunburst
Fireworks to include crackling crown jellyfish, atomic rings, yellow & green sunbursts, strobing lemon cascades and comet fans.
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Kevin Quinitchett, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The owners’ curation of Danish and vintage furnishings (such as a sage-green Egg chair and walnut dining set) further celebrate the home’s bones, along with a framed photo of Aaron Slims’s Poolside Glamour and a sunburst metal work of art.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2025
The model is a tribute to the original Fifty Fathoms dive watch—the company’s most recognizable timekeeper—and houses an automatic caliber 1315 movement with a 5-day power reserve topped off with a sunburst black dial.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
The shimmering detail caught the light differently on stage, turning sunburst gold mid-performance and accentuating the high-impact nature of the short boot.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kevin Quinitchett, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The owners’ curation of Danish and vintage furnishings (such as a sage-green Egg chair and walnut dining set) further celebrate the home’s bones, along with a framed photo of Aaron Slims’s Poolside Glamour and a sunburst metal work of art.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2025
The model is a tribute to the original Fifty Fathoms dive watch—the company’s most recognizable timekeeper—and houses an automatic caliber 1315 movement with a 5-day power reserve topped off with a sunburst black dial.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
The shimmering detail caught the light differently on stage, turning sunburst gold mid-performance and accentuating the high-impact nature of the short boot.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunburst
Noun
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At the very center of the galaxy is a nuclear starburst: a region of extreme star formation that is blowing material out of the galaxy.—
Rebecca McClain,
Space.com,
31 July 2025
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There is a silver lining to diffraction; the scatter effect renders small points of light as 22-point starbursts, an effect that can add some oomph to landscape scenes with the sun in frame and nighttime cityscape images with street lights.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Never use your high-beam lights.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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These rooms include the trash compactor, Princess Leia’s prison cell and the tractor beam control room from A New Hope, and Emperor Palpatine’s throne room as seen in Return of the Jedi.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In my limited time with the device, the screen was easy to see indoors, but it got washed out in direct sunlight.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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With sunlight as the catalyst, Liu’s team has taken an important step in the quest for cleaner air.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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These stellar fireworks generated extraordinarily powerful galactic winds, first detected in 2019, spanning a whopping 326,200 light-years, propelling gas and dust outward into the galaxy's vast halo of hot gas, known as the circumgalactic medium, or CGM.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hinkle opts for flat twists, halo braids, and two-strand twists to minimize manipulation and keep the scalp accessible for moisturizing.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The camera’s gaze rises to the wall behind Haemi, where a sunbeam briefly appears.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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The hilarious video shared in June by @kayleighmaven, shows the Maine Coon briefly enjoying a sunbeam before suddenly changing his mind and deciding to assault his canine sibling, who was just chilling on the floor nearby.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Once magnets for buyers seeking sunshine – and often looser Covid restrictions – demand has started to cool off in these states.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ample sunshine will allow for a quick warmup by this afternoon and highs into the 70s.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Sound Of Music turns 60 this year – and Disney has happily opted to celebrate the occasion by remastering the film in 4K resolution and high dynamic range for a worldwide re-release at the cinema and on 4K Blu-ray disc.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The gas is activated by the ultraviolet rays of the sun, making the tail glow in much the same way that black light causes phosphorescent paint to light up.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mitchell was enamored with the way the Siku paint changed color in the sun, Broekman said, which is what naturally led to the other interior choices of Camelia and Sheer Gray.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the heat of the day, desert-dwelling snakes will retreat into shade or rodent burrows to shield themselves from the scorching sun.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Sunburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunburst. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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