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Recent Examples of flashcube
These were the dark days of telephone booths (and long distance charges), rabbit-ear TV antennas wrapped with tinfoil to enhance reception, and cameras with flashcubes perched on top.
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Southern Living, 2 July 2018
How about the mysterious man who stepped just inside the turnstiles at a 125th Street station one day in October 1988 with a pipe bomb under each arm, four small batteries and two flashcubes for triggers?
—Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2017
Southern Living, 2 July 2018
How about the mysterious man who stepped just inside the turnstiles at a 125th Street station one day in October 1988 with a pipe bomb under each arm, four small batteries and two flashcubes for triggers?
—Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashcube
Noun
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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
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For example, someone offers you a step stool and hands you the light bulb.—
Melanie Draheim,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 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
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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In Sonder, lighting was key to creating a muted yet cinematic atmosphere.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ray tracing on the RTX 5090 makes lighting look next-level real, the 2TB Gen4 SSD is big enough for your entire library, and the 360mm ARGB cooler keeps temps chilled.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Police said Grafe beat his mother and father — Rachel Knaus Grafe and her husband, Herbert Grafe, with a flashlight over money disputes.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Pack a blanket, flashlight and matches.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the view, the museum includes belongings, photos and memories of the lighthouse keepers and their families.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ready to put on your apron, light a candle, and bask in the soon-to-be fall weather?—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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Makeup artist Yadim Carranza, using MAC Cosmetics, made tears drip like candle wax down the dirty cheeks (clean beauty, rejected) of models.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Flashcube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashcube. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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