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also arc light
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Recent Examples of arc lamp
The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.
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Miles Walls, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Farnsworth’s system involved placing a simple image, such as a straight line, between a carbon arc lamp and an image dissector, which displayed a clear image on a receiver in another room.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
Camouflage It Though understated and neutral in color, this living room designed by Tamsin Johnson bursts with mod personality, from the arc lamp to the rattan furniture.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
Along the same side of the room in the opposite corner, Jude has placed a large arc lamp to complement the other curved lines in the space, including the arched entryway and the eyebrow windows.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 10 Nov. 2022
George Porter’s flash of insight at a lighting factory
On a trip to collect a mercury arc lamp for the searchlight, Porter saw flash lamps being made at a Siemens factory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
Miles Walls, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Farnsworth’s system involved placing a simple image, such as a straight line, between a carbon arc lamp and an image dissector, which displayed a clear image on a receiver in another room.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
Camouflage It Though understated and neutral in color, this living room designed by Tamsin Johnson bursts with mod personality, from the arc lamp to the rattan furniture.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
Along the same side of the room in the opposite corner, Jude has placed a large arc lamp to complement the other curved lines in the space, including the arched entryway and the eyebrow windows.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 10 Nov. 2022
George Porter’s flash of insight at a lighting factory
On a trip to collect a mercury arc lamp for the searchlight, Porter saw flash lamps being made at a Siemens factory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arc lamp
Noun
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The Yorktown community honored Gorman and her family on Saturday, with residents using light bulbs tinted in one of Yorktown's school colors, green, to show support.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Two of the six back ventilation hood light bulbs were not working properly.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Household hazardous waste collection: Volusia County’s Solid Waste Division will collect materials such as old paint, solvents, automobile and household batteries, pool chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, gasoline, other household chemicals, and up to 10 fluorescent lamps.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The grandiose space’s massive stage and high-caliber lighting rigs promise extravagant parties and ceremonies that will light up the city’s social calendar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Scenic designer Matthew Herman created a rectangular center stage with LED panel lighting by Sammy Webster that mimics the flourescent office lights of the past but explodes with color in a surprise dancing-on-the-tables scene.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The glass is beverage-quality and reusable when the candle is done.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Use our crepe paper flower how-to for paper ones, or make a beautiful blooming branch from candle wax.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Someone even had the wherewithal to steal the lantern attached to a wall near the restaurant’s entrance.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The soft glow of lanterns against ancient mounds turns a seemingly simple walk into a reflective, cinematic journey through American history.—
Rafael Peña,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gorman was the first to approach the lighthouse and looked around to the other side, then quickly walked back to her friends and told them a man was there, prosecutors said.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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While walking on the pier, Gorman was startled to find Medina, wearing all black and a ski mask, hiding near the lighthouse.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gardner was kept busy tossing out his hat, some spare boots, flashlight, and other gear to mark the places at which the meat was being jettisoned.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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News coverage of the ICE airport deployments showed some officers running away from journalists, and in one case an officer appeared to be trying to use a flashlight to blind news cameras.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Arc lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arc%20lamp. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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