Thesaurus results for LAMP

lamp

noun

ˈlamp

as in light

something that provides illumination I didn't realize it had gotten so dark in the room until my wife came in and turned on the lamp, momentarily blinding me

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Recent Examples of lamp Concrete was the main material used throughout, with black wood accents inspired by Japanese Shou Sugi Ban, art by Costa Rican painter Mael Victory, and lamps and textiles by Latin American artisans. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026 The company’s candle business was also facing a less certain future after oil was discovered in Titusville, setting off an oil rush in Pennsylvania and popularizing kerosene lamps nationally. —

Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 While smart lamps and light fixtures from companies like Govee and Nanoleaf, with their flashy RGB lighting effects, are fun for a certain time and space, the Varmblixt is more versatile. —

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2026 Rather than a simple surface for a lamp, these pieces offer discreet storage for medications, journals, chargers and other bedside essentials — reducing visible clutter without adding extra furniture. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lamp

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The light that falls from the left, through half-open windows, onto Vermeer’s walls, some of them bare, testifies not so much to an overcast Dutch day as to a suffusion of grace.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Clean Acne features blue LED lights to kill acne-causing bacteria while the Clean Redvolution combines the cleansing power of PMD Clean with the rejuvenating treatment of red light therapy.

— Tory Johnson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026