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Recent Examples of moonlit
For something equally atmospheric, the team can arrange a private movie night beneath the moonlit sky for a romantic date or a cozy family evening.
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Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Inside was a pop-up nightclub overlooking a moonlit Atlantic Ocean.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Keep reading for details on the makeup trends set to define 2026, from frosty, moonlit highlighters to vampy lips and layered blushes, with expert tips on how to make each look your own.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
The show, documented with the live album In the Blue Light, jettisons the skittering, moonlit electronics of the star’s back catalogue, softening stark arrangements formerly designed to hug the vocalist like a wintry chill.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Inside was a pop-up nightclub overlooking a moonlit Atlantic Ocean.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Keep reading for details on the makeup trends set to define 2026, from frosty, moonlit highlighters to vampy lips and layered blushes, with expert tips on how to make each look your own.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
The show, documented with the live album In the Blue Light, jettisons the skittering, moonlit electronics of the star’s back catalogue, softening stark arrangements formerly designed to hug the vocalist like a wintry chill.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonlit
Adjective
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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
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The star will reappear from behind the moon's sunlit edge sometime later.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yet, that sunshiny aspect might actually work against it and send voters toward something with a little more weight.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wishing everyone bright, sunshiny days ahead!—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, these two both do well in sunny, drought-tolerant conditions.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
24 Apr. 2026
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At the Almanac Adventureland taproom and brewery in Alameda, a group of friends who call themselves the Beer Stooges gathered on a sunny Saturday for a couple of cold ones.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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McKenna, working this time without the safety net of direct source material, has composed a shiny soap-bubble satire of a doom-laden cultural and journalistic landscape.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The new third-floor hall is longer than a football field, filled with shiny new blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette tables.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Moonlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonlit. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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