as in candle
a glass bulb or tube that produces light when it is supplied with electricity
change a light bulb that has burned out
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Recent Examples of light bulb
Philips Hue has used IFA 2025 to bombard smart home fans with new product lines, cheaper light bulbs, and upgrades to some of its aging products.
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PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
For many children, this is a light bulb moment.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
After a fermentation process that once relied on the warmth of a salt block and sunlight, now replicated by a light bulb in a cabinet, the mixture is combined with yeast and flour, left to rise again.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Second, over the past 20 years, light bulbs called LEDs have replaced many older electric lights.
—Harold Wallace, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
For many children, this is a light bulb moment.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
After a fermentation process that once relied on the warmth of a salt block and sunlight, now replicated by a light bulb in a cabinet, the mixture is combined with yeast and flour, left to rise again.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Second, over the past 20 years, light bulbs called LEDs have replaced many older electric lights.
—Harold Wallace, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulb
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Ready to put on your apron, light a candle, and bask in the soon-to-be fall weather?—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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Makeup artist Yadim Carranza, using MAC Cosmetics, made tears drip like candle wax down the dirty cheeks (clean beauty, rejected) of models.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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Police said Grafe beat his mother and father — Rachel Knaus Grafe and her husband, Herbert Grafe, with a flashlight over money disputes.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Pack a blanket, flashlight and matches.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Remove any dust and cobwebs from the ceiling, walls, fans, and corners of the room before moving on to dusting the shelves, picture frames, lamps, and other decorations.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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Level up your late nights at the computer with 40% off a task lamp that features a swivel arm, dual charging ports, and an adjustable shade.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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When opting for a single pendant or simple chandelier, designer Lauren Lowe of Lauren Elaine Interiors suggests a dimmer for more diffused lighting distribution.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Renowned interior designer Martin Brudnizki's maximalist design aesthetic includes playful glass chandeliers, floral wallpaper, and decadent velvet couches.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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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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Farnsworth’s system involved placing a simple image, such as a straight line, between a carbon arc lamp and an image dissector, which displayed a clear image on a receiver in another room.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Sep. 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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In Sonder, lighting was key to creating a muted yet cinematic atmosphere.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ray tracing on the RTX 5090 makes lighting look next-level real, the 2TB Gen4 SSD is big enough for your entire library, and the 360mm ARGB cooler keeps temps chilled.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 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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“Light bulb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20bulb. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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