as in candle
a glass bulb or tube that produces light when it is supplied with electricity
change a light bulb that has burned out
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Recent Examples of light bulb
The most effective teams thrive when leaders recognize that every attempt that falls short—like Edison's 1,000 attempts at perfecting the light bulb—represents progress, not failure.
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Garry Ridge, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
For example, tenants should cover basic expenses like changing light bulbs.
—Cory Albert, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The light bulbs are shatterproof and built to withstand year-round conditions, including wind, rain, and sun.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 30 July 2025
Heavier-than-air powered flight is up there with the printing press, the combustion engine, the light bulb and the computer.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Garry Ridge, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
For example, tenants should cover basic expenses like changing light bulbs.
—Cory Albert, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The light bulbs are shatterproof and built to withstand year-round conditions, including wind, rain, and sun.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 30 July 2025
Heavier-than-air powered flight is up there with the printing press, the combustion engine, the light bulb and the computer.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulb
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At one point, when the Dorf merges with another colony, candles, musical instruments, and dolls are added to the list of verboten items; Ruth’s mother replaces her doll with a knot of terry cloth in the middle of the night.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Elordi bathwater candle became a viral sensation that spawned many lusty memes.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
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Moments later, one of the other two officers looked in the front driver’s side window of Rodrigues’s car with a flashlight.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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That's like packing three flashlights for a camping trip and no tent.—
Steve Hruby,
The Enquirer,
18 Aug. 2025
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As far as styling your lamps and lights, Burke said two strong trends are coming through in 2022.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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That may be plenty for a lamp but not for appliances that draw large amounts of power quickly or over long periods.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Aug. 2025
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The formal living room’s remarkable look sprawls out beneath an ornamental ceiling and chandelier.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
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Just off the hotel’s entrance hides The Gallery, a dazzling, tunnel-like red bar that glows with 200 mirrors, Baccarat crystal chandeliers and video projections.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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To make an arc lamp brighter, the bulb itself must become physically larger, including the arc that produces the light.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2014
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One reason is that the high-pressure xenon arc lamps used in movie projectors today lose a lot of brightness over time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2014
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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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McCarty is also in the process of getting LED lighting installed.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Light bulb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20bulb. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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