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as in galaxies
a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light the incomprehensible vastness of a universe filled with billions of suns
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as in sunrises
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance I'm afraid that for this long trip we shall have to leave with the sun
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as in glories
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement Olympians basking in the sun of athletic achievement while the public still remembers them
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Recent Examples of suns The jet power from this relatively close black hole-star system is equivalent to 10,000 suns, an international research team reported Thursday. —
Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Their results, published today in Nature Astronomy, show that the black hole’s jets move at about half the speed of light and carry about 10 percent of the total energy released by infalling matter—equivalent to the power output of 10,000 suns. —Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026 The team found the center of M82 expels the equivalent of seven suns each year. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026 On the walls, some embossed with seashells, are moon carvings and brass suns, glossy lacquer minibars in baby blues and oxblood reds, and wonky puzzle piece doorknobs. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026 Astronomers have observed suns forming within the shells of Wolf-Rayet stars, Dwarkadas said. —James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026 The bright star is so large that more than 400 million suns could fit inside of it. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026 The exhibit combines ultra-high-definition images taken by the James Webb Telescope with giant models of the planets and suns. —Heather McRea, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026 Called Mickey’s Island Escapade, it’s marked by Lilly’s signature suns, palm trees, and ocean motifs, as well as playful touches like giraffes and Mickey enjoying fun times in the sunshine with his sweetheart. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Their results, published today in Nature Astronomy, show that the black hole’s jets move at about half the speed of light and carry about 10 percent of the total energy released by infalling matter—equivalent to the power output of 10,000 suns. —Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026 The team found the center of M82 expels the equivalent of seven suns each year. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026 On the walls, some embossed with seashells, are moon carvings and brass suns, glossy lacquer minibars in baby blues and oxblood reds, and wonky puzzle piece doorknobs. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026 Astronomers have observed suns forming within the shells of Wolf-Rayet stars, Dwarkadas said. —James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026 The bright star is so large that more than 400 million suns could fit inside of it. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026 The exhibit combines ultra-high-definition images taken by the James Webb Telescope with giant models of the planets and suns. —Heather McRea, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026 Called Mickey’s Island Escapade, it’s marked by Lilly’s signature suns, palm trees, and ocean motifs, as well as playful touches like giraffes and Mickey enjoying fun times in the sunshine with his sweetheart. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
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The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the gravitational influence of dark matter is crucial as the gravity of the visible matter in galaxies alone isn't sufficient to hold them together.— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Not to mention, Holden Beach uniquely runs east to west, so the sunrises and sunsets are spectacular from any location.— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
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The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets.— Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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His boldest innovation is to invoke not past glories but past disasters, summoning the ghosts of the United States’ catastrophic interventions in Iraq.— Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
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But, mostly, city dwellers are deprived of the true glories of the season.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
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Her songs in the film — written by Charli xcx, Jack Antonoff, and FKA twigs, who also co-stars — also have real pop bona fides.— Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Hitting theaters Friday, director Antoine Fuqua‘s biopic stars Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson as the pop music superstar, with Colman Domingo playing his father, Joe Jackson, and Nia Long as mother Katherine.— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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Staffers have described their days as a dark bureaucratic comedy.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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If your carry-on can fit one, a reusable water bottle will be a game-changer on your next cruise as well as handy on excursion and travel days, too.— Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
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Coco continued to draw applauses and laughs while talking about women showing up to church in high heels and lace.— Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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And that’s a career defined by three Super Bowl titles, and more than enough accolades to end up with a bronze bust in Canton one day.— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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The choice of San Diego as the awards location isn’t necessarily an indication that special accolades will be awarded to local restaurants this year.— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Wait until tomorrow when clarity dawns.— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
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There have been too many false dawns in a season dogged by inconsistency for anyone to get carried away with Saturday’s triumph.— James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Suns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/suns. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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