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Recent Examples of sunlight
Zinnia seeds require sunlight to germinate so scatter them on the soil surface and cover them with one-quarter of an inch of compost.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
But weather is wild, weather is unpredictable, and direct sunlight can do a number on your new textile.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2025
The sediment also contained quartz — convenient because the presence of that mineral makes determining the particles’ age possible using a method that can detect when it was last exposed to sunlight.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
Just before morning twilight, and for a little while after evening twilight, there’s no direct sunlight available to us on the ground, but high in space there’s still enough sunlight to bathe satellites, sending secondhand sunshine our way.
—Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
But weather is wild, weather is unpredictable, and direct sunlight can do a number on your new textile.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2025
The sediment also contained quartz — convenient because the presence of that mineral makes determining the particles’ age possible using a method that can detect when it was last exposed to sunlight.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
Just before morning twilight, and for a little while after evening twilight, there’s no direct sunlight available to us on the ground, but high in space there’s still enough sunlight to bathe satellites, sending secondhand sunshine our way.
—Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunlight
Noun
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Now scientists are finding the sun’s rays could truly help to quash some autoimmune diseases.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Instead of being absorbed into the skin, the minerals physically deflect and block the sun’s rays.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Bologna’s Italian-Canadian president, Joey Saputo, the longest-standing foreign investor in Serie A, has weathered protests and is now basking in the sunshine.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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But when my kids woke up the dark cloud dissipated and made way for bright glowing sunshine.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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“Sunlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunlight. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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