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Recent Examples of klieg light
All that work will be more easily and quickly done away from Wall Street’s klieg lights.
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
At the end of episode one, Fisk is on a rooftop with the klieg lights behind him, and Murdock is walking in a time shift with the chaos of the city behind him and the lights pulsing on his face.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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
But the young actor isn’t the star that lights up Gladiator II like a legion of klieg lights — that would be Denzel Washington.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
At the end of episode one, Fisk is on a rooftop with the klieg lights behind him, and Murdock is walking in a time shift with the chaos of the city behind him and the lights pulsing on his face.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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
But the young actor isn’t the star that lights up Gladiator II like a legion of klieg lights — that would be Denzel Washington.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for klieg light
Noun
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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.—
Garry Ridge,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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For example, tenants should cover basic expenses like changing light bulbs.—
Cory Albert,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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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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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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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 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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Killingworth’s The Rustic Barn has created two soy candles specifically for Birch & Twine.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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Noem is pleased — but her Botox falters, and her face melts like a hot candle.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
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His artwork often puts a spotlight on serious issues such as school shootings, the drug epidemic and human trafficking.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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This not only amplifies your social status but also puts a spotlight on your role within a community.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In his flashlight beam, Carlson could see that his arrow was just barely holding the cat – with the arrowhead barely under its tough skin.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
16 July 2025
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The supervisor, named Rick, legally purchased the weapon, an AR M-4 assault-style rifle with a scope and a barrel flashlight attached.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Klieg light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/klieg%20light. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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