sunbursts

plural of sunburst

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Noun
  • In the evening, the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show will draw thousands of eyes upward as 85,000 shells are launched from six barges and a laser show beams up from the Brooklyn Bridge.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • The filmmakers cut freely and rapidly among the duo’s poses, their stumbles, their fears, their tightrope walks across precarious beams in the sky.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • About 11,000 light-years away from Earth, the supernova Cassiopeia A’s X-rays (seen above) are rendered in blue and purple, while infrared wavelengths are shown in red and white using data from JWST.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • The content creator said her daughter underwent numerous X-rays, ultrasounds and a biopsy before the hospital team determined the cancer diagnosis.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
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“Sunbursts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbursts. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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