Synonyms of lit up
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he finally wandered in at 3:00 a.m., obviously lit up
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AfroTech lit up Houston with appearances from Juvenile, Stacey Abrams, and Angela Rye, while TIME100 Next honored rising global visionaries like Nomzamo Mbatha and Teyana Taylor.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The model posed for photos with Daphne Velghe and Christian Siriano on the rooftop terrace of The Greenhouse, the Manhattan cityscape lit up in the background.
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That night the telegraph network near London collapsed while an aurora lit up the sky.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The model posed for photos with Daphne Velghe and Christian Siriano on the rooftop terrace of The Greenhouse, the Manhattan cityscape lit up in the background.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
That night the telegraph network near London collapsed while an aurora lit up the sky.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Lit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lit%20up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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