sunburst

Definition of sunburstnext

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Recent Examples of sunburst Or a spinny orange swirl of spaghetti pomodoro atop Porta’s Tommaso platter, which features sardines in a cerulean sunburst ($198)? Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025 Featuring a sunburst ombre dial in a range of hues, from silver white to charcoal gray, the face also includes Arabic numerals as a nod to the original 1917 dial. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025 The sunburst trout dish with heirloom tomatoes, Jimmy Nardello sweet peppers, and spices took us both straight back to the Mediterranean. Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025 Another picture of the model lounging recalls a memorable photo of the designer sprawled across her bed, which features a curved sunburst pattern, in a room swathed in florals, lace, and a leopard print rug. Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunburst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunburst
Noun
  • The 20-piece set includes four plates, four bowls, and four containers with matching lids that feature the brand’s signature starburst design and instant seal to lock in freshness.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • And her wedding dress had a semi-sheer lace back that allowed the starburst tattoo at the back of her neck to remain visible.
    Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Natalia Bryant beams at the Calvin Klein euphoria Elixirs launch experience in Los Angeles on April 21.
    Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This reportedly includes beam-focusing superconducting magnets, cryogenics, protection systems, and an advanced superconducting link.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • All these moments drift by like dust in sunlight, ignored.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • These deer-resistant plants thrive in moist, well-draining soil and full to partial sunlight.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Alaskan seafood industry benefits from a sustainability halo because regulations mandating good practices are written into the state constitution.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Private equity and private credit have lost their halo of always outperforming.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This was the moment Son Doong caught us in its grasp: sunbeams cascading 120 stories from a break in the ceiling, groundwater, above us, slipping through the light like rain — and rock reflecting what seemed like the only sound in the world.
    Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • At the American University of Beirut, your classmate could have four paws and a penchant for napping in sunbeams over taking lecture notes.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The pair sequester themselves in a shed while guests revel outside in the sunshine.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Many seniors sat outside on picnic tables in the sunshine to eat their lunch on a breezy 70-degree Tuesday, April 21.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The sun is setting, and its slanting golden rays make the evening feel like a vast expanse of tenderness.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
  • By producing the clearest map to date of soft X-rays, this team has further validated the phenomenon as a fascinating area of study in its own right.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That’s why David Gallo’s setting, a vista of a fragile boarding house nearly consumed by the rising, sun-blotting, industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, works so effectively here.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • These small, unheated enclosures use the sun’s energy to store heat like a greenhouse.
    Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Sunburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sunburst. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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