fluorescent
adjective
fluo·res·cent
flu̇-ˈre-sᵊnt 
flȯ-
1
: having or relating to fluorescence
2
: bright and glowing as a result of fluorescence
fluorescent inks
broadly
: very bright in color
fluorescent
noun
fluorescently
adverb
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Fear may thrive in the shadows, but here, under bright fluorescent lights, the terror feels even more malevolent, something ambient and inescapable.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Back then, our creeks and rivers were just anonymous underpasses, not worth even taking my eyes off the billboards, fluorescent signage and palm trees.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Lower intensity fluorescent lights need to be positioned closer to the seedlings at two to four inches.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The woman is lit up by the fluorescent lighting.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Back then, our creeks and rivers were just anonymous underpasses, not worth even taking my eyes off the billboards, fluorescent signage and palm trees.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Lower intensity fluorescent lights need to be positioned closer to the seedlings at two to four inches.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The woman is lit up by the fluorescent lighting.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fluorescent
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“Fluorescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluorescent. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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