Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodlights
Noun
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Speakers in the Headlights Concept AMG GT XX features exterior speakers housed in the car's headlights, using the headlight housing as the speaker enclosure.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Verb
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By late afternoon, people tend to drift toward a neighbor’s backyard, someone lights the barbecue, and kids sort themselves into games of backyard cricket.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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Turn the pool lights off at night.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
Noun
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The zoo also added 26 new animal lanterns this year, including a giant peacock, black bear, snow leopard and more.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Dec. 2025
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String lights across ceilings or doorways, arrange candles, place tea lights in lanterns, and weave fairy lights into wreaths.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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His writing glows with his obvious love of plants and animals, not least his faithful dog, Roger.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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Because of the black hole's immense gravitational forces, an AGN glows very brightly.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Lighting candles in dorms pose a fire risk, but college students can still enjoy candles with this candle warmer lamp.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The spacecraft beams down radar pulses while flying along, and because of this motion, the area on the ground covered by each radar beam while switched on is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) long.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
23 July 2025
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The Uplighter is a triple-threat, with a ceiling-facing ripple light at the top, a decorative RGBIC strip in the middle, and a lower lamp that beams out 1000 lumens for actual task lighting.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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There are chandeliers with Asfour crystal.—
Jayne Yutig,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Inside, there’s a petite bar lit with glittering orange and golden chandeliers overhead and a demure backbar with mostly Korean spirits, like Jung One single malt gin.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The conversation then ignites a back-and-fourth with several of the women.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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This is quintessential Alberta—a place where Indigenous traditions breathe life into the land, where artistry ignites the soul, and where prehistoric treasures foster unwavering connections.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Floodlights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodlights. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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