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Recent Examples of sunlight
The Moon was doing something that the Sun wasn’t — emitting gamma-rays — implying that, somehow, the Moon was doing a whole lot more than just reflecting sunlight.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Factors like temperature, sunlight, and soil moisture significantly influence the timing and brilliance of fall colors.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Regardless of the outside temperature, avoid applying deck stain in direct sunlight to prevent the stain from flash drying on the hot surface.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Congress decided to make daylight saving time permanent for two years from 1973 to 1975, extending the hours of daily sunlight year-round to conserve energy during the oil embargo crisis.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Factors like temperature, sunlight, and soil moisture significantly influence the timing and brilliance of fall colors.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Regardless of the outside temperature, avoid applying deck stain in direct sunlight to prevent the stain from flash drying on the hot surface.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Congress decided to make daylight saving time permanent for two years from 1973 to 1975, extending the hours of daily sunlight year-round to conserve energy during the oil embargo crisis.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunlight
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
Noun
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Pleasant with sunshine and some clouds.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Aug. 2025
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As sunshine filtered through the trees at a national park in the Central African Republic, a mother lion walked along followed by her three cubs.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Sunlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunlight. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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