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
For example, someone offers you a step stool and hands you the light bulb.
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Melanie Draheim, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Mimicking the human brain Human brains are known for performing billions of computations while using about the same energy as a single light bulb.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Get a light cover to soften any overhead lights, or swap out your usual light bulbs for some that produce a warmer glow.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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Melanie Draheim, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Mimicking the human brain Human brains are known for performing billions of computations while using about the same energy as a single light bulb.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Get a light cover to soften any overhead lights, or swap out your usual light bulbs for some that produce a warmer glow.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulb
Noun
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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There’s no limit to the number of candle holders a votive-loving household can have.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pack a blanket, flashlight and matches.—
Paloma Chavez,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
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Walking around in the dark with only a flashlight for company for hours is tough, even in the best of circumstances.—
Diana Arterian
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pottery Barn Graham 3-Drawer Nightstand Having a nightstand to house your alarm clock, bedside lamp, books, a lip mask, a phone, and water within arms reach is a non-negotiable, in my opinion.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The girl only makes selfless wishes, and Iblis is banished to his lamp for a millennia for his failure.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Henderson used sconces and a bold chandelier from Blueprint Lighting not merely for brightness, but as sculptural statements throughout the house.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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The lobby’s living room, with sculptural chandeliers and circular couches, just might inspire a home makeover of your own.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 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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Tesla also removed ambient lighting, certain exterior light bars, power-folding mirrors, and other upgrades introduced in previous refreshes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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During the end-of-year holiday season, there's Christmas tree lighting, breakfast with Santa, gingerbread house workshops, and Tommy the Real Elf experiences.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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