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Recent Examples of sunlit
Inspired by her magical storytelling and the world around him, Julián dreams of becoming a mermaid – sparking a dazzling journey from the borough’s sunlit streets to the mystical depths of the sea.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The star will reappear from behind the moon's sunlit edge sometime later.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
That disruption caused shortwave radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the planet.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Inside the main museum, the galleries are hushed and sunlit, the light filtered through Renzo Piano’s famous roof.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The star will reappear from behind the moon's sunlit edge sometime later.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
That disruption caused shortwave radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the planet.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Inside the main museum, the galleries are hushed and sunlit, the light filtered through Renzo Piano’s famous roof.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunlit
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The theme this year is NOCTURNA, boasting a fashion-forward, after-dark experience in the desert that will invite partygoers to be inspired by moonlit rituals and the untamed energy of the wild.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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So all that magic, that moonlit parking lot romance, was a soundstage at noon.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The fantasy of a sunny, suburban Los Angeles was explicitly an automobile-centric one—there was no room for the Red Cars.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The forecast includes a mostly sunny sky through mid-afternoon and a partly to mostly cloudy sky from late this afternoon into this evening.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Yet, that sunshiny aspect might actually work against it and send voters toward something with a little more weight.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wishing everyone bright, sunshiny days ahead!—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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For the next two hours, led by Cheng in a shiny red safety helmet and a bright blue work vest, the team made its way across a flat road that quickly morphed into a vertical, narrow dirt path strewn with loose stone and rock.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Time nearly stops and the animation slows as her beautiful face and shiny hair fills the screen and AJ’s awestruck eyes.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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“Sunlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunlit. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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