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Recent Examples of sunlit
Possibly the most exotic of the lineup, Sun & Salt captures the essence of a day at the beach, sunlit coasts, and ocean air.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Near the empty, sunlit basketball courts, a big flat-screen TV sat incongruously on a bench, its power cord coiled around it like a tail.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Now, the 36-year-old sat at a desk in a sunlit classroom.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
That’s the line that divides the sunlit part of the moon from the darkened portion.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Near the empty, sunlit basketball courts, a big flat-screen TV sat incongruously on a bench, its power cord coiled around it like a tail.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Now, the 36-year-old sat at a desk in a sunlit classroom.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
That’s the line that divides the sunlit part of the moon from the darkened portion.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunlit
Adjective
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With summer comes endless opportunities for alfresco get-togethers and moonlit dinner soirees—a.k.a.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
1 Aug. 2025
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On the moonlit night of June 2, 1863, Harriet Tubman and 300 Union soldiers, many of them Black, departed Beaufort, South Carolina, on three gunboats.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The rain began the evening of Aug. 14 and is expected to pick up in a second round the evening of Aug. 15 and morning of Aug. 16, before gradually giving way to sunnier skies on Aug. 17.—
Zach Urness,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The fabric’s breathability made even the sunniest afternoons far more bearable.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Theatrically, Homan, who wore a dark suit in the brutal D.C. heat, his bald dome shiny as a hard hat, looked at his watch.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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And even without a mopping feature, our tester noticed the floor looked shiny after use.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Sunlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunlit. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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