Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodlights
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
Verb
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Tristan, wearing his medal, lights the fire.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The sparkling Sun lights your 7th House of Partnership and sextiles healing Chiron in your philosophical 9th house, helping conversations dive deeper than usual.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In San Francisco, Chinatown glows with lanterns, pop‑up performances, and bustling markets as the city builds toward its iconic Chinese New Year Parade on March 7 — one of the largest outside Asia.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Your 5th House of Creativity glows with a Solar Eclipse, inviting playful expression and heartfelt risk that helps love and artistry feel alive again.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The room beams casual charm — plants, light woods, abstract prints on the wall to add color, a communal table and a toddler-size rocking chair among a couple Eames-style loungers — and couldn’t hold many more people.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The characters’ spoken language is unfamiliar, but passionate, and the performances are driven by pure intent that beams through their heavy prosthetics.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Or in the unassuming Chinese mansions found down nondescript alleys of car parts and old lanterns in central Talat Noi.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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In San Francisco, Chinatown glows with lanterns, pop‑up performances, and bustling markets as the city builds toward its iconic Chinese New Year Parade on March 7 — one of the largest outside Asia.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But like the spark that ignites a giant bonfire, that battle was the beginning of something new.—
Sayantani DasGupta
February 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Please avoid any activities that may cause a spark or a flame; any flame that ignites has the potential of spreading rapidly.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And despite the chandeliers and soaring atrium, the vibe on board is casual.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Decorative floors, delicate chandeliers — Murano, of course — and ancient columns from the designers’ personal collection travel with the show.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Floodlights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodlights. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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