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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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Clearly shaken by the confrontation, Van Buren's son, Harry (Joe Alwyn), rushes into László's moonlit concrete monument to Harrison's late mother, only to find that his father has vanished without a trace.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The ads are sensual and gorgeous, featuring actors like Benicio del Toro and Twin Peaks’s Heather Graham, Lara Flynn Boyle, and James Marshall shot in close-ups in moonlit black-and-white.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Reappearances of stars will occur on the moon's bright limb, where the glare of the sunlit lunar landscape will likely hide the stars even in a telescope.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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The walled district, which dates to the 11th century, is filled with traditional homes and palaces known as riads, many with sunlit mezzanine levels, garden courtyards, pools and roof terraces.—
Ijeoma Ndukwe,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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