as in sun
the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves let's raise the shades and let in some sunlight

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Recent Examples of sunlight By blocking sunlight, those rings may have caused an ice age. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Blue Ghost basked in sunlight for the vast majority of the mission until lunar nightfall brought darkness to the landing site on Sunday. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025 During the eclipse, the sunlight the Earth was blocking similarly separated into its constituent colors, with blue wavelengths being scattered through the atmosphere, while longer red wavelengths passed right through and traveled to the moon. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025 Thus one of the main rationales for DST, which is to conserve energy by maximizing the utility of natural sunlight, is substantially reduced. James Bickerton, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunlight

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“Sunlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunlight. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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