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the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves spent a week at the shore soaking up the sunshine and salt air

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Recent Examples of sunshine Weather Expect sunshine with temperatures in the low 20s. Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 The next four years will probably not entirely reflect the bright sunshine envisioned by Republicans or the dark-night-of-the-soul Democrats fear. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 The exclusive town—full-time population: 9,200—has seduced an array of notables including the Vanderbilts, the Kennedys and Sylvester Stallone with its heady mix of sunshine, sand and low taxes. Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 The research looked at metrics including average winter temperatures, average sunshine hours, and average sea temperatures to determine which locations would provide an optimal environment for winter getaways. Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sunshine 

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“Sunshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunshine. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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