gaslight

noun

Definition of gaslightnext
as in lighting

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Recent Examples of gaslight Cobblestone streets lit by old-world, gaslight-style streetlamps lend a romantic atmosphere to dinner and drinks in historic Gastown, once the city’s meatpacking district. — Chloe Bergé, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026 Jewish wisdom does not ask us to gaslight ourselves in the name of peace. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026 This stretch of the park, an object of fascination for Urbano, contains an array of a hundred or so different models of public gaslights, now obsolete and semi-derelict. — Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 Perhaps gaslight and narcissist are headed there too. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gaslight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaslight
  1. lighting
  2. lantern
  3. streetlight
  4. candle
  5. lighthouse
  6. flashlight
  7. chandelier
  8. candelabra
Noun
  • The production itself was relatively stripped back, relying largely on the rail and a palette of pink and red lighting rather than some elaborate staging or visuals.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That tension between the natural and the constructed ran through the lighting too.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of lighting
Noun
  • To assist Noah, Sinestro has also forged a new lantern from the water on this dead alien planet — imbued with Zoe’s fear toxins — causing golden cracks in the object’s surface.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The set of three miniature lights each features a vintage hanging-lantern design that looks straight out of a storybook and casts a warm gold glow across your collection.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of lantern
Noun
  • In case of what need not be spelled out when the series opens with a shocking tableau of gay bar owner Leo Struthers (Alan Cumming), the recipient of Melba’s speech, hanging by his neck from a streetlight outside his Manchester home.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The loving siblings of a San Jose city electrician killed while repairing a streetlight are still waiting for answers about the crash that ended his life.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of streetlight
Noun
  • Originally from south Sacramento, Stewart said her career in candle making can be linked to her mother.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Sundays bring workshop in ceramics, incense and candle making.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of candle
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  • The beach where Driscoll was found, Split Rock River Wayside Rest, is located about 3 miles southwest of the lighthouse.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Of the more than 40 lighthouses along the coastline of Quebec, many of them are in Gaspésie.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of lighthouse
Noun
  • The suspects were armed with handguns, one of which was equipped with a flashlight and laser attachment, and took bags and phones from their victims, police said.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • When the door finally opened, an agitated young man who resembled Ryan Gosling (Rett Keeter) shined an LED flashlight directly into my eyes, a gesture that would become familiar over the next hour.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of flashlight
Noun
  • But this isn’t your average tennis court, with a chandelier somehow hanging from above and instead of grass or clay, there’s a damask carpet design laid between the lines.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Fast forward 100 years and Giona’s great-grandson Claudio Vicentini is forging new design-forward collections and collaborations, while trying to keep chandeliers relevant in a contemporary age.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of chandelier
Noun
  • Their ceremony was spare, with only a few urns filled with dusty pink and peach roses, while dinner featured loads of thin white candles set in bronzed candelabra at staggered heights.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The 1900 building, in the campus’ northwestern corner, is one of its jewels — a vaulted room hung with candelabras lit for the campus opening in gold and blue, the school colors.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of candelabra

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“Gaslight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaslight. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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