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Recent Examples of incandescent lamp
Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
In 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
In 1880, Thomas Edison received a historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp.
—Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 8 July 2023
LEDs are much more efficient, requiring less than 25% of the energy consumed by an incandescent lamp.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
The business traces its roots to 1879, when Edison created the first practical commercial incandescent lamp.
—Rick Clough, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2020
In 1880: Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
—oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2020
James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
In 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
In 1880, Thomas Edison received a historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp.
—Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 8 July 2023
LEDs are much more efficient, requiring less than 25% of the energy consumed by an incandescent lamp.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
The business traces its roots to 1879, when Edison created the first practical commercial incandescent lamp.
—Rick Clough, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2020
In 1880: Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
—oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incandescent lamp
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Prosecutors said hospital security camera video showed Mabon wearing a camouflage jacket, the same jacket worn by a suspect seen removing a light bulb from the victim’s neighbor’s porch a few hours before the home-invasion robbery was committed.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement For Koh, the paper set off a light bulb.—
Alice Park,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Household hazardous waste collection: Volusia County’s Solid Waste Division will collect materials such as old paint, solvents, automobile and household batteries, pool chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, gasoline, other household chemicals, and up to 10 fluorescent lamps.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
2 Feb. 2025
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The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.—
Miles Walls,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2024
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Farnsworth’s system involved placing a simple image, such as a straight line, between a carbon arc lamp and an image dissector, which displayed a clear image on a receiver in another room.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Sep. 2024
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So watch the video carefully and try to catch the signs of unnatural eye movements, lip-sync issues, weird lighting, shadows and voice inconsistencies.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Inside, there’s the occasional model being fitted and photographed, outside there are truck drivers, caterers, lighting specialists and many more milling around or scurrying about.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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These are for the artful burner, someone who lights a candle as much for its vibe as its aroma.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Each candle pairs a calming scent with a meaningful crystal, like rose quartz for healing or garnet for passion.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Glamour,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Marigolds, cascading drapes, and glowing lanterns form a festive canopy of red and gold, blending traditional Indian motifs with the brand’s signature modern aesthetic.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Follow the flickering jack-o-lanterns to The Meadow for games, music and seasonal food and drink around the firepits.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Keep the creepy vibe going by navigating the Great Godfrey Maze or the Demange Farm Corn Maze by flashlight.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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That Stevenson had proposed a new method of producing intermittent light in lighthouses.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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When a woman’s body is found lying at the foot of a lighthouse, terrible secrets from the past threaten to resurface.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Incandescent lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incandescent%20lamp. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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