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moonlight

[moon-lahyt] / ˈmunˌlaɪt /
NOUN
moonshine
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That meant some reflected moonlight from clouds in the lower atmosphere was present, but not enough to overwhelm the much fainter airglow signal.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

The audience rehashed its hunches, they circled potential suspects, they stared at a static image of a horrific crime scene, awash in twinkling moonlight.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

In an alley behind Tony’s Restaurant, two dogs share a heaping plate of spaghetti and meatballs under the moonlight.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

As many as four nights a week, Parsons uses the family’s Toyota hybrid to moonlight as a DoorDash driver, making between $15 and $20 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

In the moonlight I could not tell that it was blood, but only something dark that sprayed out of his rear end.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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