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
Solar Power to the Amazonian People Many riverside communities throughout the Amazon basin lack access to electricity and often depend on polluting kerosene lamps and diesel generators for light and power.
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Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In this space, a light color palette that reflects sea and sky is incorporated in the furniture, porcelain lamps, drapes, and area rug.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
The British company Lumie, which specializes in modern-looking light-therapy lamps, recently launched the Lumie Dash ($225), a compact, ten-thousand-lux model that comes in friendly colors like terra-cotta and pistachio.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
The season transforms the city’s historic streets into something out of a snow globe—brick row houses dusted in white, gas lamps flickering through the early dusk, and the smell of soul-warming seafood chowder drifting from restaurants in the Seaport area.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Guests mingled and dined at long, stretching tables lined with plum calla lilies and small golden lamps.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
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.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 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
Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In this space, a light color palette that reflects sea and sky is incorporated in the furniture, porcelain lamps, drapes, and area rug.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
The British company Lumie, which specializes in modern-looking light-therapy lamps, recently launched the Lumie Dash ($225), a compact, ten-thousand-lux model that comes in friendly colors like terra-cotta and pistachio.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
The season transforms the city’s historic streets into something out of a snow globe—brick row houses dusted in white, gas lamps flickering through the early dusk, and the smell of soul-warming seafood chowder drifting from restaurants in the Seaport area.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Guests mingled and dined at long, stretching tables lined with plum calla lilies and small golden lamps.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
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.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamps
Noun
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Like, the whole cockpit was lit up — lights, sirens.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Never use your high-beam lights.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 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 19 Nov. 2025.
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