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gaslight

noun

Definition of gaslight

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

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Noun

With dark wood and moody lighting, this is an excellent date-night spot.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
The headlamps are a stark departure from previous Bentley lighting elements too.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of lighting

Noun

This year’s outdoor fall decor runs the gamut from classic pumpkins and colorful wreaths to lanterns, doormats and pieces that lean more neutral than traditional orange and black.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Suzuki commissioned the 3,921-pound Kasuga-style lantern, which arrived in five pieces in late 1965 and became the centerpiece of a garden that also featured a small wooden bridge and a collection of rocks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of lantern

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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
Councilwoman Laura Madigan, D-Ward 1, said the issue surfaced again about two years ago after a semi-truck apparently clipped a new streetlight while making the turn onto Lincoln Street.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of streetlight

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Thanks to its premium plant-wax blend and 100 percent natural-fiber wick, the best-selling candle burns cleanly and evenly for up to 150 hours.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
The 6-inch light features a gold-tone frame, dangling crystal-like accents, and candle-style LEDs that deliver either a steady glow or a flickering-flame mode that mimics real candlelight for a vintage-glam look.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of candle

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In addition to this some young neutron stars, known as pulsars, spin as rapidly as 700 times per second while also blasting twin beams of radiation that sweep across the cosmos like beams of light from a cosmic lighthouse.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Lengkuas Island, with its 19th-century Dutch lighthouse, also attracts picnickers, but beneath the waves, the view is even better.

— Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of lighthouse

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Sure, your smartphone would still be your notepad-flashlight-camera-personal assistant-MP3 player-wallet-social media browser.

— Cara Giovanetti, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
In video released by authorities, the deputy first tried to get the man out through the driver's side window by breaking it with his flashlight.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of flashlight

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During his own visit to Beijing in May, Xi hosted Trump for a state dinner that unfolded beneath grand chandeliers in the Great Hall of the People.

— Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Each chandelier is masked with multiple layers of cooling cylinders that cool the system down to -273 degrees Celsius, or nearly -460 Fahrenheit, according to principal quantum hardware theorist Edward Chen.

— Pera Onal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 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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