starburst

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Recent Examples of starburst The collision is likely the reason for M83’s intense starburst activity. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 The wispy brown filaments surrounding the central starburst region are bubbles of gas that have been heated by stellar winds and intense ultraviolet radiation unleashed by hot, young stars. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024 Then create a starburst formation and hot-glue where the ornaments touch. Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024 They’re also designed with the iconic starburst lid and signature instant seal that locks in freshness instantly, so your food is guaranteed to stay fresh for longer. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for starburst 
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Noun
  • Photo : Darin Schnabel, courtesy of RM Sotheby's In the U.S., Lincoln-Mercury dealers featured the De Tomaso as Ford’s halo sports car, until, after selling about 5,500 examples stateside, Ford pulled the pin on importation in 1975.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Corvette, for example, is Chevrolet's halo car.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Find it on Amazon This Sunburst Set With Three Mirrors Add a burst of sunshine into any home with this sunburst set that includes three decorative metal mirrors.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The floral and sunburst design is finished in gold, bringing light and elegance into your space.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.
    Lan Samantha Chang, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • They can be displayed as bands, curtains, rays, or coronas.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In 2018, astronomers observed that the black hole’s corona – a cloud of whirling, white-hot plasma – suddenly disappeared before reassembling months later.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Starburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starburst. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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