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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
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.
—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
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.
—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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The 50-foot string has 25 shatterproof globe light bulbs that are spaced 2 feet apart.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
10 June 2025
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But the light bulb is unwilling to change in L.A., where the city and county governments have refused to enforce a ban on public camping as a matter of principle.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
Noun
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To make an arc lamp brighter, the bulb itself must become physically larger, including the arc that produces the light.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2014
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One reason is that the high-pressure xenon arc lamps used in movie projectors today lose a lot of brightness over time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2014
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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Traditional pieces sit alongside more modern furnishings, lighting fixtures, and art.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Even if on private property in an unincorporated area, there are rules civilians must follow with lighting and exploding fireworks.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Officers pursued, finding a ballistic vest, handgun magazines, a flashlight, face mask and Beretta 92 9mm pistol along the way.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
20 June 2025
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The man, who did not have a flashlight or headlamp, sustained only minor injuries after the park’s search and rescue team performed a high-angle rescue.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Cruise to Sheffield Island Lighthouse The Sheffield Island Lighthouse off the coast in Norwalk is featured with a three hour excursion that includes a narrated tour of the harbor and its three historic Norwalk lighthouses, ending with a one-hour stop at Sheffield Island.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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States look to federal reparations bill as lighthouse The late Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan, had introduced H.R. 40 for years.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
Noun
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That included bringing baby oil, lubricant, condoms, candles, liquor, and arranging room service for extra towels, sheets, and water.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
20 June 2025
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Local vendors offered everything from books to handmade candles and jewelry.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 June 2025
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“Flashcube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashcube. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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