headlight

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Recent Examples of headlight The four drivers were cited for infractions including a broken headlight, no insurance, speeding and no seatbelt. Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025 Over 800 tiny light louvers spread across the grille and headlight bar at the front and the taillights at the rear, where a microscopic spoiler matches a chrome lower diffuser. Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025 According to testimony from a three-day preliminary hearing held last year, the officers who pursued Salgado first took notice of a headlight out on his BMW. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility. Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headlight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headlight
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Cha See’s lighting design bathes the set in the warm golden hue of the past and costume designer Qween Jean and hair and wig designer Nikiya Mathis team up to bring the ‘70s back in full living color with bold prints, bouffants, and miniskirts.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The lighting system complements the simple and intimate interior concept of the studio, which features essential furniture in wood and is dominated by neutral shades.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The deputy turned on his emergency lights, then crossed the cable dividers in the median on foot and used his flashlight to try and get the driver’s attention.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
  • And while the other stuff — the hallucinations, strange noises, the eerie soundscape — might frighten from time to time, Alma is what’s truly scary, forcing players to perpetually keep their flashlight on and doublechecking every corner.
    Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Thomas hid wires from the hanging lanterns by opening up the suspension rope and feeding the electrical line through it, then closing the rope again.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Family and friends honor Sessions’ by gathering on a beach to light lanterns on the anniversary of his death.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Perfect for the living room, kitchen, or entryway, the herbal candle’s scent is bright without being overbearing and comes in a neutral grey jar that looks sleek on display.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Duchess of Sussex panned the camera past a candle from As ever's holiday product drop (one of the two candles was inspired by her royal wedding to Prince Harry), giggled and showed her two rescue dogs.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To deter them, Karlton played loud music and aimed a floodlight in their direction.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Amazon $220 Eufy $220 Best Buy Security cameras with floodlights are great for your garage or backyard, since motion triggers light and color video.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Using demand and equity analyses, researchers selected 23 streetlights and installed EV charging stations.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So the streetlight’s gray bells peal in their relentless sooty glow.
    Courtney Kampa, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to the book, the couple had gotten into a shouting match, with Scorsese throwing a glass of red wine across at the room at Minnelli, which smashed on a chandelier.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Terrible what happened to him in terms of opera and with regard to being burned by chandelier.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • When people realized that the blue photons were firing at them not only from their devices but from every light bulb, there was a rush to avoid bright white LEDs altogether.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Chatbots are our light bulbs—useful, visible, but shallow.
    Rob Thomas, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Headlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headlight. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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