as in moonlit
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Recent Examples of starlit
In a planetarium, the beetles orientate equally well when rolling under a full starlit sky as when only the Milky Way is present.
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2013
When most of his colleagues are sleeping, McCarthy is likely flying over some starlit corner of the republic, mapping out designs to elevate himself and return his party to power.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
By night, the deck transforms into a party platform with colorful LED lighting, karaoke and a drop-down cinema for starlit movie action.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2022
Outdoors on a starlit, breezy night was a perfect atmosphere in which to take in Roxy Music.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Sep. 2022
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2013
When most of his colleagues are sleeping, McCarthy is likely flying over some starlit corner of the republic, mapping out designs to elevate himself and return his party to power.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
By night, the deck transforms into a party platform with colorful LED lighting, karaoke and a drop-down cinema for starlit movie action.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2022
Outdoors on a starlit, breezy night was a perfect atmosphere in which to take in Roxy Music.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starlit
Adjective
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Feeling inspired to take a more in-depth moonlit tour of our rocky companion?—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The warm, sunlit conditions were perfect for Azolla, which began to spread uncontrollably across the Arctic’s surface, forming dense mats that covered millions of square kilometers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The look is decidedly prewar: limestone-clad with elegant ornamentation, bronze accents, arched windows, terraced setbacks, and every modern comfort and amenity — like a sunlit swimming pool on the 17th floor.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.—
Susan Orlean,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2019
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Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2018
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“Starlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starlit. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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