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sunshine

[suhn-shahyn] / ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn /
NOUN
day
Synonyms
STRONG
daylight daytime light sunlight
WEAK
astronomical day bright dawn-to-dark diurnal course early bright light of day mean solar day nautical day sidereal day sunrise-to-sunset working day
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness night
WEAK
evening
NOUN
daylight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dawn daytime sunlight
STRONG
aurora day daybreak light sunrise
WEAK
during the day light of day
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness night sunset
WEAK
evening
NOUN
light
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulb candle daylight flash glare glow lamp lantern radiation ray star sun window
STRONG
aurora beacon blaze brightness brilliance brilliancy coruscation dawn daybreak daytime effulgence emanation flare gleam glimmer glint glitter illumination incandescence irradiation lambency lighthouse luminosity luster morn morning phosphorescence radiance refulgence scintillation sheen shine sparkle splendor sunbeam sunrise taper torch
WEAK
fulgor
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness dimness dullness eventide sundown sunset
WEAK
dark night obscurity
NOUN
LSD
Synonyms
STRONG
acid cubes dots drug hallucinogen microdots tabs
WEAK
California sunshine Lucy in the sky with diamonds Owsley Owsley's acid blotter acid blue heaven electric Kool-Aid instant Zen mellow yellows purple haze strawberry fields yellow sunshine

Example Sentences

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In terms of quality of life, Stephens says people are attracted to the state’s sunshine, improving public and private schools, and relatively new infrastructure.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

For one afternoon in the Merseyside sunshine, they will not have cared one jot about the struggles they have endured this season.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The weather this weekend is looking much more settled than of late with the return of some sunshine for most.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

New Hampshire isn’t adding more jobs than Vermont and Massachusetts because it has more sunshine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I lie in, watching a ray of sunshine turn bits of dust into gold, until I hear Patti enter the room, her sari swishing.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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