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as in galaxies
a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light
the incomprehensible vastness of a universe filled with billions of suns
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as in sunrises
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
I'm afraid that for this long trip we shall have to leave with the sun
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as in glories
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
Olympians basking in the sun of athletic achievement while the public still remembers them
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Recent Examples of suns
The results reveal jets carrying energy equal to around 10,000 suns while moving at nearly half the speed of light, offering one of the clearest views yet of how black holes pump energy back into the universe.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Along my walkway and all over my neighborhood, nasturtium flowers are opening like bright orange suns, fragrant lavender is attracting buzzing bees, and rosemary bushes are beginning to brighten with baby blue flowers.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Its star-making factories, once churning out millions of suns, grind to a halt.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Their results, published today in Nature Astronomy, show that the black hole’s jets move at about half the speed of light and carry about 10 percent of the total energy released by infalling matter—equivalent to the power output of 10,000 suns.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
On the walls, some embossed with seashells, are moon carvings and brass suns, glossy lacquer minibars in baby blues and oxblood reds, and wonky puzzle piece doorknobs.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
Astronomers have observed suns forming within the shells of Wolf-Rayet stars, Dwarkadas said.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
The bright star is so large that more than 400 million suns could fit inside of it.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
The exhibit combines ultra-high-definition images taken by the James Webb Telescope with giant models of the planets and suns.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Along my walkway and all over my neighborhood, nasturtium flowers are opening like bright orange suns, fragrant lavender is attracting buzzing bees, and rosemary bushes are beginning to brighten with baby blue flowers.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Its star-making factories, once churning out millions of suns, grind to a halt.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Their results, published today in Nature Astronomy, show that the black hole’s jets move at about half the speed of light and carry about 10 percent of the total energy released by infalling matter—equivalent to the power output of 10,000 suns.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
On the walls, some embossed with seashells, are moon carvings and brass suns, glossy lacquer minibars in baby blues and oxblood reds, and wonky puzzle piece doorknobs.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
Astronomers have observed suns forming within the shells of Wolf-Rayet stars, Dwarkadas said.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
The bright star is so large that more than 400 million suns could fit inside of it.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
The exhibit combines ultra-high-definition images taken by the James Webb Telescope with giant models of the planets and suns.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suns
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Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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The gravitational effects of the two galaxies’ proximity are already being observed.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 May 2026
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The carrier’s flying boats would travel between Australia and Sri Lanka, staying airborne long enough for passengers to witness two sunrises.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Because the station orbits Earth once every 90 minutes, the crew on board sees 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The handwritten sign on the cooler, extolling the glories of bottarga, is your first hint that Bottega Gabriele’s Italian bona fides run deep.—
Allecia Vermillion,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026
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But the trophies, the glories, the doubles, trebles and even more spectacular successes — six trophies, lest it be forgotten, in one year for Barca — tell only part of the story about why Pep Guardiola will be remembered among the genuine greats of his profession.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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At the time, the former HSMTMTS stars had been broken up for a while, and Bassett moved on with Carpenter.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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Statham is one of the world’s most successful action stars, with a global box office surpassing $8 billion across his career with such major franchises as The Meg, Fast & Furious, and The Beekeeper under hie belt.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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The realization that the controversy over Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses broke out in England just a few days after The Last Temptation of Christ came out joined those narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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News of the vandalism comes just days before election day on June 2.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Coco continued to draw applauses and laughs while talking about women showing up to church in high heels and lace.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The spa The Mandarin Oriental’s spa is a major draw—and not only because the wellness center has earned some of the highest accolades in the city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Her novels have won accolades from the New York Times, the American Booksellers Association, the American Library Association, and Junior Library Guild.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Given the many false dawns in recent months, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was reluctant to speculate on the outcome when quizzed by reporters on Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Suns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suns. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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