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With college football’s klieg lights trained on playoff expansion, NIL sanity, revenue sharing and the fast-approaching season — kickoff is just two weeks away — a small group of administrators is planning to overhaul the way the sport goes about its business.
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Tonight the castle was lit up like a movie set with klieg lights and scores of Cinecittà extras vamping as cardinals.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 15 July 2025
All that work will be more easily and quickly done away from Wall Street’s klieg lights.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Fresh from the United States, they were shoved onto buses and hauled into the prison under blinding klieg lights.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Tonight the castle was lit up like a movie set with klieg lights and scores of Cinecittà extras vamping as cardinals.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 15 July 2025
All that work will be more easily and quickly done away from Wall Street’s klieg lights.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Fresh from the United States, they were shoved onto buses and hauled into the prison under blinding klieg lights.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for klieg light
Noun
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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
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Chatbots are our light bulbs—useful, visible, but shallow.—
Rob Thomas,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 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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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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These days, there is a bigger spotlight than ever on tight ends, both in pop culture and through a schematic resurgence across the NFL.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The latest development puts a spotlight on Miami Dade College’s resolve not to hold a new public hearing on the controversial land deal.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Adding reflective tape to costumes or bags, wearing bright colors and carrying a flashlight or glow stick can help drivers see trick-or-treaters.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The fun continues at night with a pumpkin express light show, bring-your-own-flashlight corn maze, bonfires on Saturday night only and firework shows.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Klieg light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/klieg%20light. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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