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Recent Examples of sunlight
Venus is so bright because of its relative proximity to Earth and its very reflective, totally encompassing cloud cover that reflects a lot of secondhand sunlight our way.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
The project prioritizes natural ventilation, sunlight, and passive cooling, with about 70% of spaces not requiring air conditioning, which significantly reduces its carbon footprint.
—New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s climate because without the ice reflecting sunlight, more heat energy goes into the oceans.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Chen spotted some fish along the sea floor and then took a moment to look to the surface as sunlight streamed through the ice, seemingly mimicking another Arctic phenomenon.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
The project prioritizes natural ventilation, sunlight, and passive cooling, with about 70% of spaces not requiring air conditioning, which significantly reduces its carbon footprint.
—New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s climate because without the ice reflecting sunlight, more heat energy goes into the oceans.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Chen spotted some fish along the sea floor and then took a moment to look to the surface as sunlight streamed through the ice, seemingly mimicking another Arctic phenomenon.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunlight
Noun
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The next morning, the men hiked up to a grassy mountaintop to watch the sun rise.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Tuesday will be drier with sun and clouds through the afternoon and temperatures reaching into the upper 70s.—
Gregory Padgett,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The week of April 5 will be cool to start, then should slowly be modified by April sunshine, Sosnowski said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Rockies’ Mickey Moniak lost Bryson Stott’s flyball to short right in the Colorado sunshine, playing it into a double and a 3-0 deficit.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Sunlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunlight. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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