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Recent Examples of sunburstThe floral and sunburst design is finished in gold, bringing light and elegance into your space.—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 Thin slices of translucent selenite clad a console table nearby, while shards of gypsum on cabinet doors radiate in a sunburst motif.—Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024 Jason Schmidt View into Powder Room: Nick Cave’s Arm Peace, 2018, made of cast bronze, and vintage sunburst and tole flowers, hangs on the wall to the right of the kitchen door, at the far end of the entrance hall.—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2024 At the upper left, the gray-bearded figure of a wise and eternal God directs the action, hovering within a dazzling golden sunburst.—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sunburst
This type of optical diffraction makes small points of light take on the shape of the aperture and render as 14-point starbursts, but their tines lack definition, streaking out into multiple lines.
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Adding a touch of sparkle, a diamond starburst ornament with a matching red stone was pinned to the front of the dress.
Because the planet lies close to its sun and roils at above 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, its skies are likely devoid of clouds, which tend to reflect sunlight and make planets bright.
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Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
These long-term observations have provided scientists with a deeper understanding of how the ice giant's atmosphere functions and reacts to changing sunlight.
That shadow isn’t perfect, so faint sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges on all sides in the colors of a sunset, bathing the moon in brilliant, warm hues.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
The winter sunbeams slanted in their gentle way, as if coaxing color from the land, and all the brown and grey plants looked gilded in the morning light.
The skies are a sparkling electric blue (Aspen gets 300 days of sunshine per year), while the temperature hovers at that Goldilocks range of high 70s, low 80s.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
The warm peachy/coral hue mimics the natural flush that comes from sunshine, instantly brightening the complexion with a dewy, radiant finish.
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