klieg lights

noun

variants or kleig lights
plural of klieg light
as in light bulbs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for klieg lights
  1. light bulbs
  2. candles
  3. headlights
  4. spotlights
  5. chandeliers
  6. lanterns
Noun
  • Villasana notes that smart light bulbs, specifically, were her favorite dorm room purchase.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 27 July 2026
  • Standard light bulbs are roughly 4 inches tall and 2 ⅜ inches in diameter, but some flame light bulbs may measure six inches or more in height.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of light bulbs
Noun
  • The Greek patriarch will light candles and then the flame is passed from one candle to the next.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of candles
Noun
  • Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of headlights
Noun
  • There are plenty of seasonal offers and discount opportunities popping up throughout the year, whether during holiday sales, in the form of special destination spotlights, or as the seasons change.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
  • The room, finished in Domingue lime paint, is illuminated by a 1950s Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp and surface-mount spotlights by Lucifer Lighting.
    — Punch Hutton, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
Definition of spotlights
Noun
  • The designers retained many of the hotel’s original architectural elements, including the wrought-iron work behind the front desk, Waterford crystal chandeliers, elegant crown moldings and cornices, and the original King Cole oak bar.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Under glittering chandeliers some guests traded stories of the shooting that interrupted the fundraiser in April.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of chandeliers
Noun
  • At sunset, everyone will release their lanterns across the water.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • At times, district administrators would pull out their cellphones to take video or to wave like electronic lanterns at a rock concert.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of lanterns
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“Klieg lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/klieg%20lights. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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