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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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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
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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
Noun
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Particle accelerators like the LHC typically work by firing beams of particles at nearly the speed of light and smashing them together.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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It can be anchored to any door, rafter, or beam in seconds and safely supports up to 700 pounds.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This time around, assuming an April 1 launch, 21% of the far side will be in sunlight when the Artemis II astronauts sail past, giving the crew a chance to directly see portions of the far side never before observed by human eyes.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Common Mistakes to Avoid One of the most frequent errors is washing windows in direct sunlight.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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For decades, Chevrolet’s halo car has been the Corvette, which showcases innovations like dual-clutch transmission and magnetic selective-ride control, a feature that reads the road and adjusts shock absorbers.—
Jon McNeill,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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Cyrus herself has worn both hair colors many, many times in the past, oscillating from a bleach-blonde platinum crop in her Bangerz days to a Debbie Harry-esque halo to warm brunette.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
24 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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The cold light of day at Citizens Bank Park exposed all that sunshine pumped in Arizona this spring.—
Kevin Sherrington
Mar. 27,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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An extra dose of spring sunshine will arrive at the Denver Zoo in the coming months, with Sumatran orangutan and first-time mom Hesty expecting a baby in May, zoo officials said this week.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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But the darker open ocean absorbs those rays, raising temperatures and driving further ice melt.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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That means the rash is activated by sunlight; giant hogweed in particular prevents your skin from protecting itself from the sun’s UV rays.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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The next morning, the men hiked up to a grassy mountaintop to watch the sun rise.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Tuesday will be drier with sun and clouds through the afternoon and temperatures reaching into the upper 70s.—
Gregory Padgett,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Sunburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunburst. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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