as in sun
the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves spent a week at the shore soaking up the sunshine and salt air

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Recent Examples of sunshine The video begins innocuously enough, with the group enjoying a breezy day outdoors in the sunshine. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 The sunshine breeds an incessant need for a beach or proximity to a pool of water. Taylor Crumpton, Time, 22 May 2025 Tourists and Cambridge residents enjoy the sunshine, as Harvard students study al fresco for finals. Jacob Posner, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025 The Alaska Craft Beer & Barley Wine Festival is held in January each year in Anchorage to spread liquid sunshine during the dark winter. Don Tse, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunshine
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  • But no spacecraft has ever gotten a good look at either of the sun's poles.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • Following proper aftercare instructions and protecting tattoos from sun exposure is key to preventing infections and long-term skin damage.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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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
  • 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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“Sunshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunshine. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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