as in sun
the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves let's raise the shades and let in some sunlight

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Recent Examples of sunlight Two years after the last fire, burned sections of the 73-acre natural area bear charcoal stumps and scars, but the ground is also dappled in sedges and sunlight. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025 Both products are formulated for daily use in the morning and evening, but just remember to pack on the SPF in your morning routine, as AHAs can make your skin more sensitive to sunlight. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025 Like most comets, 3I/ATLAS does experience slight non-gravitational forces caused by outgassing — when sunlight heats the comet’s surface, jets of gas and dust can push it gently. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 This, says Villarroel, suggests flat, reflective objects in motion high above Earth that were reflecting sunlight – a hypothesis supported by the fact that the number of mystery transients drops off in parts of the sky in Earth’s shadow, where sunlight can’t reach. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunlight
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  • Geomagnetic storms occur on Earth when charged particles from the sun reach our magnetic field and upper atmosphere.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This was indeed something new under the bourgeois sun.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Could there be other differences Israeli children experience - weather, sunshine, vitamin D exposure - that could have contributed?
    Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Gucci was well represented by Elle Fanning in sky blue faux furs and Doja Cat in sunshine gold sequins.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025

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“Sunlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunlight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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