as in lights
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 lamps
Keep Storage Items Dust Free Keep small furniture, lamps, and other decor from collecting dust in the attic or garage by covering them with an old pillowcase.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Immediate needs include bottled water, flashlights, solar lamps, tarps, and non-perishable food.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The dim lighting of a fireplace, or a few lamps, round out the soft aesthetic.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
Lighting Lighting makes the mood and these stylish lamps are all on sale.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
As a compromise, Nico has taken one of the lamps back and set it on the floor, shrouded with his own shirt.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Elements such as lamps, wood paneling and tableware from 1925 are displayed alongside their contemporary counterparts.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
The next day, devotees decorate using clay lamps, candles and other lights, drawing colorful patterns of flowers, powder, rice or sand on the floor, which is an artistic practice called rangoli that's meant to bring good luck.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Southern live oaks draped in Spanish moss that tower and twist over city squares, Neoclassical Antebellum architecture, gas lamps that flicker over uneven cobblestone paths, and a humid subtropical climate that hangs heavy in the air.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Immediate needs include bottled water, flashlights, solar lamps, tarps, and non-perishable food.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The dim lighting of a fireplace, or a few lamps, round out the soft aesthetic.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
Lighting Lighting makes the mood and these stylish lamps are all on sale.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
As a compromise, Nico has taken one of the lamps back and set it on the floor, shrouded with his own shirt.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Elements such as lamps, wood paneling and tableware from 1925 are displayed alongside their contemporary counterparts.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
The next day, devotees decorate using clay lamps, candles and other lights, drawing colorful patterns of flowers, powder, rice or sand on the floor, which is an artistic practice called rangoli that's meant to bring good luck.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Southern live oaks draped in Spanish moss that tower and twist over city squares, Neoclassical Antebellum architecture, gas lamps that flicker over uneven cobblestone paths, and a humid subtropical climate that hangs heavy in the air.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamps
Noun
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Both teams decided to play on under secondary lighting only before the main lights eventually returned minutes into the contest.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Never use your high-beam lights.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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“Lamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamps. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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