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gaslight

noun

Definition of gaslight

as in lighting

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Recent Examples of gaslight Dinner in lamplit Gastown 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

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Noun

The creative team members are puppetry and movement designers Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (of Lume), set designer Chloe Lamford, costume designer Georgia McGuinness, lighting designer Jon Clark, composer Will Stuart and sound designer Tom Gibbons.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Connecticut is putting better lighting, new surveillance cameras and more private security along CTfastrak, where complaints of drug use, crime and loitering have been going up along with bus ridership.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of lighting

Noun

Water Lantern Festival Enjoy music, food and activities at the Water Lantern Festival, and then personalize your lantern with a message or intention and connect with people around you.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
The moon hangs over Kizingoni Beach, like a lantern above the Indian Ocean.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of lantern

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The driver then hit a large landscape boulder and collided with the base of a streetlight on the east side of the service road, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
The average repair time for a streetlight was one year, bureau officials said in February.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of streetlight

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Later, the hotel turns this scent into a candle and includes a card with the ingredients and the date it was made.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Its generous 12-inch length offers plenty of room for bathroom accessories, from rolled up washcloths to your favorite antique candle holder.

— Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026

Definition of candle

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There are private yards and so, so many views to be had—of the sunrise over the harbor, lighthouses, the beach, and the city’s skyline.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Owls Head State Park Just a 15-minute drive south of downtown, Owls Head State Park pairs one of Maine’s most picturesque lighthouses with scenic coastal trails, picnic areas, and sweeping views over Penobscot Bay.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Definition of lighthouse

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The suspect shined a strobe flashlight in the victim’s eyes and forced her way in.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
On its website, the government recommends a kit that contains water, food, ID, a flashlight, a radio and clothes, among other things.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Definition of flashlight

Noun

At the end of the street is the imposing Gringotts bank with its colossal marble columns and gleaming chandeliers hanging down from a domed ceiling.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
There were three chandeliers, there were wood walls with mirrors on them.

— Gabriel Winslow-Yost, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Definition of chandelier

Noun

However, night lights and some decorative light fixtures will require candelabra bulbs with a smaller E12 base.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Tables were set with ornate china, colored crystal glasses, silver candelabra, antique tureens, and monumental centerpieces.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026

Definition of candelabra

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