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
Founded in the gold rush era, the company built glass for Edison's light bulbs in the late 1870s, and over the following decades moved into Pyrex cookware, car filters, spacecraft windows, TV screens and vials for Covid vaccines.
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Led by James Tour, PhD, a chemistry and materials science and nanoengineering professor at Rice University, the study aimed to reconstruct Edison’s original light bulb experiments using modern analytical tools.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Household Glass Window panes, mirrors, light bulbs and tableware are impractical to recycle.
—Chris Baskind, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
Layer a doormat, add a winter-hardy plant or swap in warmer light bulbs.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Led by James Tour, PhD, a chemistry and materials science and nanoengineering professor at Rice University, the study aimed to reconstruct Edison’s original light bulb experiments using modern analytical tools.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Household Glass Window panes, mirrors, light bulbs and tableware are impractical to recycle.
—Chris Baskind, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
Layer a doormat, add a winter-hardy plant or swap in warmer light bulbs.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulb
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Pottery-making, pottery painting, candle-making, and paint-and-sip classes are popular Valentine’s Day options.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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This candle embodies the aromas associated with a fresh start such as bright pomelo, pink amber, and roses.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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Open the access panel and search the burner chamber using a flashlight to locate the pilot light tube.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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To overturn them, the next president needs only to rub the same genie’s lamp.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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Uma suggests Target's mod touch-sensor lamp and ceramic table lamp or Wayfair's petal lamp, which all add shape and color.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The chandelier fixed squarely in the vaulted ceiling and the elegant milk glass lamps that lined the hallway cast their soft gazes downward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Rubelli fabrics on walls and furniture positively glow, aided by dazzling Murano chandeliers that take your breath away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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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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Other defects ranged from below-code electrical wiring, lighting, fire protection and egress to stairs, sprinklers, fire caulking and emergency lighting.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Install Motion Sensor Lights Like most designers, Vandana Iyengar is a fan of mood lighting.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
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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 7 Feb. 2026.
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