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Recent Examples of sunshine
Springtime brings fragrant flowers, warm sunshine—and Trader Joe's Lemon-Flavored Mini Sheet Cake.
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Florida has long attracted those looking to trade crowded city life for sunshine, space and a lower cost of living, and even as the pandemic-era surge has cooled the appeal remains.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The Swede fell for not only the sunshine but also the possibilities, and since then he co-founded the country’s first sea-plane outfit and looks after nine other hotels.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Sure, some of that is sunshine.
—Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Florida has long attracted those looking to trade crowded city life for sunshine, space and a lower cost of living, and even as the pandemic-era surge has cooled the appeal remains.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The Swede fell for not only the sunshine but also the possibilities, and since then he co-founded the country’s first sea-plane outfit and looks after nine other hotels.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Sure, some of that is sunshine.
—Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunshine
Noun
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That’s why David Gallo’s setting, a vista of a fragile boarding house nearly consumed by the rising, sun-blotting, industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, works so effectively here.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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These small, unheated enclosures use the sun’s energy to store heat like a greenhouse.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All these moments drift by like dust in sunlight, ignored.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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These deer-resistant plants thrive in moist, well-draining soil and full to partial sunlight.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Sunshine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunshine. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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