as in candle
a glass bulb or tube that produces light when it is supplied with electricity
change a light bulb that has burned out
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Recent Examples of light bulb
The Bitcoin Ticket Miner is a compact, fully standalone mining device that sits on your desk, draws less power than a light bulb, and quiEvery 10 minutes, the Bitcoin network awards a full block reward to a winning miner.
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Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
Everyone else was like a dim light bulb set against Usha’s radiance.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
Ewing adds that even though LED bulbs use less energy than your granny’s light bulbs once did, LEDs still require energy to function.
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Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
People obsessively worked on light bulbs and the systems that powered them, finding little improvements year after year.
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Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
Everyone else was like a dim light bulb set against Usha’s radiance.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
Ewing adds that even though LED bulbs use less energy than your granny’s light bulbs once did, LEDs still require energy to function.
—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
People obsessively worked on light bulbs and the systems that powered them, finding little improvements year after year.
—
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulb
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The fix is to lean on subtle cues, dry surfaces, fresh air and low humidity, and let the absence of competing smells do the work that a candle was never really doing.
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Made with a premium plant wax blend and a natural-fiber wick, this candle delivers a strong fragrance that keeps your home smelling fresh for up to 150 hours.
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But the real highlight is that it can also be used as a portable charger and a flashlight in a pinch.
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When Mark Hortman answered the door, Boelter shined a flashlight into his eyes and said there had been shots fired.
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Common problems include over-filing of the nail plate, improper gel removal that leads to peeling or picking, concerns about UV lamp exposure and ongoing dehydration of the nail plate under the polish.
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Get connected at home with the $25 Amazon Smart Plug, which works with Alexa to turn devices like lamps and electric kettles on and off with ease.
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It is adorned with leather armchairs by Oscar Niemeyer, vintage carpets, a midcentury Kalmar glass chandelier, mirrors by Gio Ponti, and a red desk by Carlo Scarpa, resulting in a warm, cozy feel throughout.
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The dining room features more shadowboxing under a chair rail, has crown molding, and another beautiful Schonbek chandelier centered on a decorative ceiling medallion.
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The authors concluded by noting the research potential of revisiting other early technologies using the tools of modern materials science, such as vacuum tubes, arc lamps, and early X-ray tubes.
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The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.
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Household hazardous waste collection: Volusia County’s Solid Waste Division will collect materials such as old paint, solvents, automobile and household batteries, pool chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, gasoline, other household chemicals, and up to 10 fluorescent lamps.
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This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.
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Expansive backyards, empty decks, and beautiful front porches are easy to fill with plants, lighting, and furniture.
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Obstacle avoidance is critical, as is collecting visual data of plant health and lighting conditions (natural and artificial LED illumination) for correlations over time, to improve yield.
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Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps.
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Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.
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“Light bulb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20bulb. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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