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: a device that utilizes a flash tube for high-speed illumination (as in photography)
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Sensory deprivation training has become increasingly common over the past decade, particularly when Steph Curry popularized practicing with strobe goggles to disrupt his vision.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Moments later, blue strobes flashed, warped guitar rang out and pounding drums clanged.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
Rounding out the key specs is a 400-lumen dual-beam camping light with multiple lighting modes, including SOS strobe and adjustable brightness.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Moments later, blue strobes flashed, warped guitar rang out and pounding drums clanged.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
Rounding out the key specs is a 400-lumen dual-beam camping light with multiple lighting modes, including SOS strobe and adjustable brightness.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Strobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strobe. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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strobe
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: a device that produces a very brief strong flash of light (as for photography) and that can be used repeatedly
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