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Recent Examples of starburst
Set the aperture to f/16, and small, bright points of light render as 14-point starbursts.
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PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
The same diffraction effect that scatters light and reduces effective resolution causes small points of light to render as 14-point starbursts.
—PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
Fashion this topper from a dozen finial-style, shatterproof ornaments coated with matte-finish paint and arranged in a striking starburst formation.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Blooms often have a white starburst ring surrounding a dark central eye.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
The same diffraction effect that scatters light and reduces effective resolution causes small points of light to render as 14-point starbursts.
—PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
Fashion this topper from a dozen finial-style, shatterproof ornaments coated with matte-finish paint and arranged in a striking starburst formation.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Blooms often have a white starburst ring surrounding a dark central eye.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starburst
Noun
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From the moon, this light appears as a red halo surrounding Earth’s dark disk, essentially a projection of all the world’s sunrises and sunsets onto the lunar landscape.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Joe Passarelli’s cinematography emphasizes the haziness of Paul’s surroundings, frequently casting halos around any light source in a manner that comes across as gauzy rather than sculptural.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Housed in an 18-karat ethical yellow gold case measuring 40.5 mm, this timepiece has been paired with a forest green guilloché dial that features a sunburst pattern that radiates from the flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock.—
Sophie Furley,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2025
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It is paired with a sunburst hand-guilloché dial available in a deep blue or salmon pink hue.—
Sophie Furley,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.—
Lan Samantha Chang,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Aug. 2023
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Like his crossed legs, Cannon’s head and upper torso are framed in flickering swipes of green, as if this is a depiction of a holy man surrounded by an incandescent aureole.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Dec. 2022
Noun
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From their own separate polar orbit, the satellites will observe the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, and the resulting solar wind.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2025
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But in a wonderful bit of cosmic serendipity, the moon is also 400 times closer to us, which results in the solar and lunar disks appearing to be exactly the same size in our sky, making for a perfect fit, with only the sun’s corona—or fires—flaring out from behind the moon during totality.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Starburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starburst. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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