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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark lanterns
Noun
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Then in 1881, at a great exhibition on electricity in Paris, Edison and several other inventors demonstrated their light bulbs.—
Ernest Freeberg,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Dramatic lighting and vaulted wood ceilings studded with gold dipped light bulbs lead you into the basement of the historic hotel.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your animal friends will get tasty pumpkin treats and seasonal enrichment as jack o' lanterns become reefs for the underwater creatures.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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After the ceremony, the couple said that guests were ushered to a sunset cocktail hour set up between the horse stables before moving onto the reception dinner in the garden, which was illuminated with candles and lanterns.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Renowned interior designer Martin Brudnizki's maximalist design aesthetic includes playful glass chandeliers, floral wallpaper, and decadent velvet couches.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Snails can look like little elephants, slugs can look like fish, and worms can look like swimming chandeliers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Dark lanterns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20lanterns. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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