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variants also floodlighted

floodlit

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verb

variants also floodlighted
past tense of floodlight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodlit
Verb
  • During an interview at Variety‘s TIFF studio alongside the film’s director and co-writer, Hikari, the actor admitted that the rise of streaming has lit an extra fire under him to choose winning projects.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Neither quarterback lit the world on fire as a rookie, though Maye posted comparable -- if not better -- stats to Williams with less playing time.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, the pool surface during the program was mirror calm and dotted with several illuminated floating flowers.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • For example, several centuries-old Qurans and illuminated religious texts from Ethiopia were displayed at museums in Baltimore, then Salem, Massachusetts, followed by Toledo, Ohio, in 2023 and 2024.
    Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The scientists were also able to create modified phosphors that glowed in colors like green, red, and blue.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The wristbands on every concert attendees' wrist glowed bright red and the crowd roared.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Historic data In California, lightning strikes ignited 305 fires in 2024, as reported by NIFC, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Dozens of blazes ignited from the storms.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Floodlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodlit. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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