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Recent Examples of moonlit
Your ensemble should embody moonlit elegance and cozy glamour, with pops of pale blue and pearls.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2025
The 40 minute round-trip rolls up the Red Clay Valley, with unobstructed views of moonlit fields, rocky cuts and creek banks.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
When the sun rose on the 17th, it was revealed that the colonists—possibly out of a last-minute change of plans, possibly out of moonlit confusion—had built a rough defensive fort on the other hill, Breed’s Hill.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Help, of course, isn’t coming—not over the Indian Ocean, not in the nursing home, not on the tramps’ moonlit road.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2025
The 40 minute round-trip rolls up the Red Clay Valley, with unobstructed views of moonlit fields, rocky cuts and creek banks.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
When the sun rose on the 17th, it was revealed that the colonists—possibly out of a last-minute change of plans, possibly out of moonlit confusion—had built a rough defensive fort on the other hill, Breed’s Hill.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Help, of course, isn’t coming—not over the Indian Ocean, not in the nursing home, not on the tramps’ moonlit road.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlit
Adjective
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The best spot from which to enjoy the hotel’s idyllic position is from a sunlit winter garden suite.—
Kasia Dietz,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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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A couple of weather systems could bring rain to the region Saturday night and into Sunday, but your Valentine's Day is expected to be partly sunny and warm.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Dry, pleasant weather returns over the weekend for Valentine's Day, with high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s, light winds and mostly sunny skies.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The components of a dishwasher tablet will effectively clean these surfaces, leaving them shiny and streak-free.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
11 Feb. 2026
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For a shiny, frizz-free finish, Noir recommends applying hair oil.—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Moonlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlit. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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