flashbulb
noun
flash·bulb
ˈflash-ˌbəlb 
: an electric bulb that can be used only once to produce a brief and very bright flash for taking photographs
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Styled by Law Roach, Tyla emerged this weekend wearing a vintage Roberto Cavalli dress that made the paparazzi flashbulbs go wild.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Saturday's explosion was just the latest in a season of flashbulb moments for the young franchise cornerstone, who's morphing into a superstar before our eyes.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Photo: Getty Images A minute later the glass doors of the Upper East Side museum flickered with the reflection of flashbulbs from the sidewalk outside.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
Maguire, 49, was caught in the flashbulbs at Fanatics founder Michael Rubin's famed Fourth of July bash in The Hamptons, where he was seen with model Lily Chee.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 8 July 2024
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Saturday's explosion was just the latest in a season of flashbulb moments for the young franchise cornerstone, who's morphing into a superstar before our eyes.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Photo: Getty Images A minute later the glass doors of the Upper East Side museum flickered with the reflection of flashbulbs from the sidewalk outside.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
Maguire, 49, was caught in the flashbulbs at Fanatics founder Michael Rubin's famed Fourth of July bash in The Hamptons, where he was seen with model Lily Chee.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 8 July 2024
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“Flashbulb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flashbulb. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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flashbulb
noun
flash·bulb
-ˌbəlb
: an electric bulb that produces a brief and very bright flash for taking photographs
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