Definition of sunlightnext
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 Then one afternoon, after weeks without sunlight, some of the detainees were marched through a corridor inside the sprawling headquarters of Venezuela’s intelligence police. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 This part of the moon also tends to see near-continuous sunlight. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026 So was her consciousness, and thus, much of her beauty, which had always been undomesticated — sunlight on water. Eli Raphael, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 Another solution to a side yard that receives poor sunlight is to install artificial grass. Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sunlight
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Noun
  • Citrus and farro, joining sun and earth?
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The sun and moon appear almost the same size in our sky by pure coincidence.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • When Phuong Mai Nguyen first landed in Southern California, she was struck by the sunshine.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
  • Looking for sunshine in a bowl?
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 May 2026

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“Sunlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunlight. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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