: lighted by or as if by the sun
… these animals favor the vegetation growing in sunlit clearings …—
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—Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
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—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
That disruption caused shortwave radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the planet.
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The star will reappear from behind the moon's sunlit edge sometime later.
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Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Inspired by her magical storytelling and the world around him, Julián dreams of becoming a mermaid – sparking a dazzling journey from the borough’s sunlit streets to the mystical depths of the sea.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
That disruption caused shortwave radio blackouts on the sunlit side of the planet.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
The star will reappear from behind the moon's sunlit edge sometime later.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Sunlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunlit. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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sunlit
adjective
sun·lit
-ˌlit 
: lighted by or as if by the sun
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