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Sunshine State

American  

noun

  1. Florida (used as a nickname).


Example Sentences

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The citrus families became royal in the Sunshine State.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

For the past five years, the Sunshine State has welcomed a stream of education-minded families who, thanks to the rise of remote work, can now move and live anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The coffee-chain founder — who has a net worth of $3.5 billion, according to Forbes — joins a slew of other billionaires who have moved to the Sunshine State in just the past few months.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

He is suing from Florida and needs to prove that audiences in the so-called Sunshine State saw the Panorama programme, in order to prove that it impacted him negatively.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

As she packed, she hummed “You Are My Sunshine” and explained to me, “We’re moving to the Sunshine State to live happily ever after.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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