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Recent Examples of klieg light
As The Hollywood Reporter and Launchmetrics kick off the Red Carpet Power Rankings for the third consecutive year, the impact of walking the red carpet — or avoiding it altogether — enjoyed a klieg light of attention at the first awards show of the 2026 season, Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards.
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Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Payton was meant for a blue blood organization like the Broncos, suited for the klieg lights.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2025
But only half of the leaders surveyed feel comfortable communicating their progress publicly, resulting in many companies shrinking away from making public sustainability statements amid intensifying political and public klieg lights.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
The Oscars have always been Hollywood’s most glamorous therapy session, where the industry lays bare its collective psyche under the klieg lights of the red carpet.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
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Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Payton was meant for a blue blood organization like the Broncos, suited for the klieg lights.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2025
But only half of the leaders surveyed feel comfortable communicating their progress publicly, resulting in many companies shrinking away from making public sustainability statements amid intensifying political and public klieg lights.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
The Oscars have always been Hollywood’s most glamorous therapy session, where the industry lays bare its collective psyche under the klieg lights of the red carpet.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for klieg light
Noun
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Only one — but the light bulb has to really want to change.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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According to designers, one of the biggest errors is choosing the wrong light bulb.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
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The authors concluded by noting the research potential of revisiting other early technologies using the tools of modern materials science, such as vacuum tubes, arc lamps, and early X-ray tubes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Jan. 2026
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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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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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Expansive backyards, empty decks, and beautiful front porches are easy to fill with plants, lighting, and furniture.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
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Obstacle avoidance is critical, as is collecting visual data of plant health and lighting conditions (natural and artificial LED illumination) for correlations over time, to improve yield.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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This isn't the first time that ALDI has released an icon candle of its own.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2026
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The family dramas and professional scheming can’t hold a candle to Succession.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Scandal-free, two-term incumbent representatives who maintain a community presence, stay out of the national media spotlight and vote nearly entirely in line with their party rarely see bruising challenges from among their own ranks.—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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This includes his understanding that his spotlight episode on The Diplomat was make-or-break for his future on the show.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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But the real highlight is that it can also be used as a portable charger and a flashlight in a pinch.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
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When Mark Hortman answered the door, Boelter shined a flashlight into his eyes and said there had been shots fired.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2026
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“Klieg light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/klieg%20light. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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