light show

noun

: a kaleidoscopic display of colored lights, slides, and film loops

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The light show will also sync to the music being played. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The light shows are the result of a coronal mass ejection, or CME, which occurred on Saturday. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025 There will also be an aerial drone and light show by Nova Sky Stories, including imagery inspired by the Sistine Chapel. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025 Katzenberg, the former Hollywood mogul who is founding partner of investment and holding company WndrCo, has joined the board of Kimbal Musk’s Nova Sky Stories, a company that produces drone light shows, and will serve as a strategic adviser. Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for light show

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First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of light show was in 1966

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“Light show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20show. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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