flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt 
1
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
2
a
: a sudden bright artificial light used in taking photographic pictures
b
: a photograph taken by such a light
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At one point, the individual appears to tilt their head away from a doorbell camera, hold a flashlight in their mouth and attempt to cover the lens with a gloved hand and what looked like part of a plant pulled from the yard.
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Bradford Betz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
This energy often comes from the ionizing continuum, a powerful, high-energy flashlight from the black hole that strips electrons from atoms.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The footage also shows the person holding a flashlight in their mouth and trying to cover the camera with a gloved hand and part of a plant ripped from the yard.
—Hallie Golden, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Bradford Betz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
This energy often comes from the ionizing continuum, a powerful, high-energy flashlight from the black hole that strips electrons from atoms.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
The footage also shows the person holding a flashlight in their mouth and trying to cover the camera with a gloved hand and part of a plant ripped from the yard.
—Hallie Golden, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
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