as in moonlight
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Recent Examples of starlight
To suss them out, skywatchers stay hypervigilant for any one-off dip in starlight when a rogue planet crosses serendipitously in front of a star.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Nuclear fusion deep inside these stars was churning out the very first starlight of the cosmos.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Further investigations confirmed it was indeed caused by an exoplanet—and the delay in the starlight’s return came from its comet-like tail.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
But with that starlight also came periods of darkness, including years when the building sat empty and derelict.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Nuclear fusion deep inside these stars was churning out the very first starlight of the cosmos.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Further investigations confirmed it was indeed caused by an exoplanet—and the delay in the starlight’s return came from its comet-like tail.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
But with that starlight also came periods of darkness, including years when the building sat empty and derelict.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlight
Noun
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The houses of your neighbors look dull and lacking in moonlight.—
Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
28 May 2025
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Before long, Uma’s taste for cigarettes under the moonlight turns into regular solo walks at all hours.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Kim's time-lapse ends as the station passes back into the day-side of our planet, with its solar panels basking in direct sunlight.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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Located 3,300 to 13,100 feet below the ocean’s surface, the midnight zone is completely devoid of sunlight.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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But as the glow of last year’s AI hype fades, reality is setting in: Companies that rushed toward shiny new tech without fixing their foundations are now struggling to scale it.—
Kristin Russel,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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This view of the Truman Home at 215 N. Delaware Street in Independence carries the Kodachrome glow of the 1950s.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlight. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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