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suns

  • plural
    of sun.
    sun
    noun
    the star that is the central body of the earth's solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 25 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
  • present tense form
    of sun (3rd person singular).
    sun
    noun
    the star that is the central body of the earth's solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 25 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.

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The holes in the colander will project a grid of crescent suns onto the ground.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Current cutting-edge simulations can represent systems with the equivalent mass of about one billion suns, far below the more than 100 billion stars that make up the Milky Way.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025

Seems bright — a black hole flared with the light of 10 trillion suns.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

He points across the dark grounds, and between the deep shadows of other hulking rollers, I see a human structure with its false suns gleaming.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz