floodlit 1 of 2

variants also floodlighted
Definition of floodlitnext

floodlit

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verb

variants also floodlighted
past tense of floodlight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodlit
Adjective
  • The top-line stereo system is packaged with a half-dozen options, including head-up display and various illuminated badges and other accoutrements.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • From out of nowhere, bands of light form an illuminated rectangle around the car, light emanating from some unknown source suspended in the air.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Balat allegedly then ran away and retrieved a second device from 19-year-old Ibrahim Nikk, lit the device and started running with it before dropping eventually dropping the device, Tisch said.
    Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • This delay meant that, as guests waited for the ceremony to begin, the sun had set and candles had to be lit inside the church.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Tap or click a highlighted area for details.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The highlighted business is a past winner of a Community Choice Award, and this spotlight was created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI), using the business’s website, Yelp reviews and online map listings as sources.
    Community's Choice Awards, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Sludge subjected to a fire burning at 1,550 degrees Fahrenheit glowed bright orange.
    Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
  • What if the warm beacon of home glowed with the patriotic colors of a mid-tier gas station logo?
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Fortunately, larger fuel sources like dense vegetation remain moist from heavy winter rains, and winds are predicted to be relatively light, conditions that together limit the danger of fast-spreading wildfires.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Shanghai Mule is a light, fizzy combination of vodka and ginger with a touch of complexity from Chinese five-spice.
    Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Panthers’ running back, who put together his second-consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season and ignited a resurgence for the Carolina offense in 2025, is headed to the Steelers, according to a report from Jordan Schultz.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Iranians will first need to pick up the political and physical pieces of their lives, and although public fury at the government has not diminished, foreign military intervention has ignited a sense of millennia-old nationalism.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • If ‘Oxen’ occupies a region of Ulysses where Joyce’s exquisite ear for memorably musical sentences (‘Mild fire of wine kindled his veins’) takes a back seat to the leaden hum of meta-literature, that is no reason not to be awed by his chutzpah.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Watson had kindled a social media friendship with the NBA star and received an invite to one of his exclusive pickup runs.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The crowds have lightened over the decades, but the game endures.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • McGregor says, having swapped the black finish for an earthy green that lightened the visual weight of the piece.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Floodlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodlit. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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