sunburst

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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)? 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 See All Example Sentences for sunburst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunburst
Noun
  • And her wedding dress had a semi-sheer lace back that allowed the starburst tattoo at the back of her neck to remain visible.
    Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This collision delivered a vast amount of gas and dust, which triggered an intense bout of star formation, referred to as starburst.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The cost of the six-story hotel with its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture came in at nearly $1 million, or more than $18 million in today’s money, and featured marble floors, private baths, steel beams, and an electric elevator.
    Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Puryear has created an outdoor sculpture to honor the late civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis via Bending the Arc, a 34-foot-long beam that Puryear hand-carved in wood and then was 3D-scanned and fabricated in stainless steel.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Simply put, the solar cells do not absorb more sunlight than usual.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The photo was captured using a modified GoPro camera attached to one of Orion's four solar panels, which power the spacecraft by converting sunlight into usable electricity.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There were no spiritual references — no halo, there were no crosses, no angels.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
  • More than anything, in the halo headpieces that are her signature accessory, Mary recalls a medieval religious icon, the Holy Virgin as fictional diva, touching down on stages in major markets to be adored by seas of light-waving supplicants.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Despite plenty of sunshine, high temperatures will struggle to reach 60° on Monday afternoon.
    Steven Sosna, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Happy fifth birthday to our sunshine, and happy sixth wedding anniversary to my incredible husband.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Heat said Thursday no MRI was required on Adebayo, with X-rays coming back negative on Tuesday night at Spectrum Center.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The family's neighbors stepped in to care for Lily while both parents took Henry to the emergency room, and the toddler received X-rays, a CT scan and a neurological exam.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Two stretches of yellow-brown wall have caught the sun.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Shield little faces from the sun with embellished baseball hats -- styles so cute, kids will actually want to wear them.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Sunburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunburst. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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