suns

plural of sun

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Recent Examples of suns Although Earth may orbit around a single star, more than half of all stars are in systems where two or more suns orbit each other. Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 21 July 2026 His suns stare curiously from one side of a page spread to another and his stacks of hay worriedly study the horizon, while his one-eyed stools and one-eyed fenceposts pop up like eager cyclopses. Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026 Spoilers Ahead Kara is introduced as a reckless party animal, who spends her time seeking out planets orbiting red suns, to weaken her superpowered metabolism and become intoxicated. Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Advertisement Kryptonite, the iconic weakness of Superman and Supergirl (along with red suns and, in some continuities, magic), was first created for the '40s radio serial The Adventures of Superman. James Grebey, Time, 26 June 2026 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. 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suns
Noun
  • For the first time, astronomers have reconstructed the magnetic field of an entire cluster of galaxies, from its central nucleus to its outer limits.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 July 2026
  • This, in turn, can help refine our bigger-picture understanding of how stars and galaxies formed.
    Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • The difference can be dramatic, with evening daylight lasting later into the day while winter sunrises arrive much later.
    James Ward, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • Usually, environmental cues such as sunrises and sunsets help set your internal clock.
    Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • The Giants had past champs like Tom Coughlin, Eli Manning and Michael Strahan to sell Harbaugh on the glories of winning it all in New York.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • But above all, this page-turner by one of today’s great nonfiction writers is alert to the glories and terrors of daily inner life.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • That includes the recent NXT call-up of Ricky Saints as well as Raw stars Finn Balor and Gunther moving over to Friday nights.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Alternatively, take in views of a different sort on the islands of Møn and Nyord, both of which have achieved Dark Sky Park designation; at nighttime, their unpolluted skies light up with stars.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Colt’s father, Colin Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison two days later, as his lawyer announced plans to appeal.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Four accounts across four services were involved, and Hugging Face’s forensic timeline documents 17,600 distinct actions across four days.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Morning dawns gray and dismal, but the rain has almost ended.
    Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The response has poured in through a parade of international accolades and enduring global success.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Davido has lived his entire adult life in public, and has weathered celebration, scrutiny, controversy, warranted criticism, deserved accolades, and unimaginable loss under a microscope.
    Ivie Ani, VIBE.com, 30 July 2026

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