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Noun
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Adding dimmer switches in your home (or opting for dimmable light bulbs) is another way to take your home’s winter lighting to the next level.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Several months ago, I was tasked by She Who Must Be Obeyed to gather several new interior ordinary light bulbs for lamps.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
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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
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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 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.—
Miles Walls,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2024
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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,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Sep. 2024
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This time around, the company added 15 percent larger cabin windows for the jet’s 12 passengers to enjoy, as well as an advanced acoustic system for quieter flights, customizable interiors, and wireless control of lighting, temperature, and more onboard.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
7 Jan. 2026
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Khondji looked at boxing films and paintings, including the work of George Bellows, to figure out the lighting system for the matches.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Outside of showing us the Secret Traitor’s handwriting on their shortlists, there were no tells from the production team about who this person could be, just shadowy footage of some hooded player wandering the castle with a lantern.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2026
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For easier control over your lanterns, try opting for button lights that come with a remote control.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The candle, which is housed in a glass jar, has a 150-hour burn time.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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All were welcome to bring a candle and attend with peaceful intent.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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There's a 110-dB speaker with K-class amplifier included as well, and a 160-lumen flashlight feature that's also reckoned good for a 50-meter beam range.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ancient petroglyphs of human figures and cryptic symbols thought to have been scrawled by the Taino, the islands’ pre-Columbian inhabitants, appeared under our flashlight beams.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Dark lantern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20lantern. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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