as in sunlit
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Recent Examples of moonlit
In several poems evocative of mystical, moonlit summer evenings, alyssum makes an appearance as if summoned by a spell.
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Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
The ads are sensual and gorgeous, featuring actors like Benicio del Toro and Twin Peaks’s Heather Graham, Lara Flynn Boyle, and James Marshall shot in close-ups in moonlit black-and-white.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
For its part, Charleston Outdoor Adventures leads the memorable Full Moon Kayak Tour, a two-hour adventure that departs from Bowens Island, traveling through the estuary as day gives way to moonlit night.
—Ellen Schmedinghoff, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
In the movie, Hoult walks along a dirt road in the dark toward the ominous moonlit castle of Count Orlok, getting more terrified by the minute.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
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Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
The ads are sensual and gorgeous, featuring actors like Benicio del Toro and Twin Peaks’s Heather Graham, Lara Flynn Boyle, and James Marshall shot in close-ups in moonlit black-and-white.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
For its part, Charleston Outdoor Adventures leads the memorable Full Moon Kayak Tour, a two-hour adventure that departs from Bowens Island, traveling through the estuary as day gives way to moonlit night.
—Ellen Schmedinghoff, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
In the movie, Hoult walks along a dirt road in the dark toward the ominous moonlit castle of Count Orlok, getting more terrified by the minute.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlit
Adjective
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Wild beauty abounds in the landscape surrounding this quaint holiday home, which features serene, sunlit views of lush greenery and azure skies.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2025
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The best strawberry perfumes smell like a sunlit field bursting with berries, and the best rose perfumes channel a garden in bloom.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The weather forecast for April 18 calls for highs in the 90s in Texas, a sunny day in New York ... and snow in Hawaii?—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Heckerling's 1995 film, a loose adaptation of Jane Austen's witty novel of young love, Emma, centers on Silverstone's sunny, good-hearted, yet at times slightly daft heroine.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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There’s the misery pit of a first New York apartment in the ’90s, when Manhattan felt less shiny and shut off by wealth.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Unlike Spears, however, Lopez wore her shiny catsuit in a soft pink tone with mauve panels and a ruched belt, finishing off the look with a metallic silver clutch, pink plastic sunglasses, and a slick-back ponytail.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Moonlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlit. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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