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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
Its star-making factories, once churning out millions of suns, grind to a halt.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The jet power from this relatively close black hole-star system is equivalent to 10,000 suns, an international research team reported Thursday.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 20 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
Called Mickey’s Island Escapade, it’s marked by Lilly’s signature suns, palm trees, and ocean motifs, as well as playful touches like giraffes and Mickey enjoying fun times in the sunshine with his sweetheart.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The jet power from this relatively close black hole-star system is equivalent to 10,000 suns, an international research team reported Thursday.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 20 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
Called Mickey’s Island Escapade, it’s marked by Lilly’s signature suns, palm trees, and ocean motifs, as well as playful touches like giraffes and Mickey enjoying fun times in the sunshine with his sweetheart.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
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,
1 May 2026
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At distances of billions of light-years, this corresponds to recession speeds that approach the speed of light, and for the most distant galaxies of all, like MoM-z14, speeds that even exceed it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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The best units are in building number eight, close to the ocean and ideally positioned for views of both sunrises and sunsets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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It's also known for its spectacular sunrises.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
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Fascism spins the greatest fictions of all time—about race, about origins, about past and future glories—and people eat them up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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His boldest innovation is to invoke not past glories but past disasters, summoning the ghosts of the United States’ catastrophic interventions in Iraq.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Vega system has scant evidence for any planets at all, leading many to suspect that the conventional planet formation story doesn’t work for rapidly rotating stars.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Met also provides a dramatic backdrop for rising style stars to break out.—
Erika Harwood,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Obama might agree on some days.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Pistons, down 3-1 just days earlier, became just the 15th team in NBA history to complete that kind of comeback.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 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 teams will be eyeing more accolades at USRowing Southeast Youth Championships next weekend in Sarasota.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 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 May 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 May. 2026.
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