floodlights 1 of 2

plural of floodlight

floodlights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of floodlight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodlights
Noun
  • 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
  • Teamwork thrives when boundaries are crisp, as the radiant Sun lights your 11th House of Friends in a quincunx to Pluto in your 6th House of Work.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • The ceiling lights in the kitchen are the Alabax Large Surface Mount design by Schoolhouse Electric.
    Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • First-graders painted paper lanterns and used a table saw to cut cardboard pieces into rings.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • The garden now also features more than 120 Japanese cherry blossoms, a Japanese-style gate and tea house, a moon bridge, lanterns, and several Japanese red maple trees.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Pink and green airbrushing glows against chrome cutouts, 3D decals, and sparkling gemstones.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 23 June 2026
  • The speakeasy-style room glows with a gold-leaf ceiling, ochre velvet sofas, and an extravagant cocktail menu.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The Greek patriarch will light candles and then the flame is passed from one candle to the next.
    Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Footage of giant yellow black-eyed Susan flowers beams onto the wall from one projector, intersecting with video of swaying plants from another.
    Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • Einbinder looks lovingly over at her costar, who beams back at her.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Viride is the formal dining room, with 28 seats, parquet floors, green velvet banquettes, and Murano glass chandeliers.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • There are chandeliers with Asfour crystal.
    Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • But when a confident new student arrives from America and catches the attention of a pageant recruiter visiting the school, a rivalry ignites that forces the girls to confront issues of beauty, identity, class and self-worth.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • However, a moment later, burning shrapnel from the blast ignites a fire below.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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“Floodlights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodlights. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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