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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 bulbs
Make sure to choose the best dimmer switch that matches your needs, type of room, and type of light bulbs.
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
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.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Across the 20th century, GE was a poster child for American industrial invention and scale, from power generators and light bulbs to jet engines, medical imaging, and early computing.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 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
Adding dimmer switches in your home (or opting for dimmable light bulbs) is another way to take your home’s winter lighting to the next level.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
Several months ago, I was tasked by She Who Must Be Obeyed to gather several new interior ordinary light bulbs for lamps.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
The Shiloh lamp is also compatible with dimmable light bulbs for a more customizable glow.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
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.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Across the 20th century, GE was a poster child for American industrial invention and scale, from power generators and light bulbs to jet engines, medical imaging, and early computing.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 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
Adding dimmer switches in your home (or opting for dimmable light bulbs) is another way to take your home’s winter lighting to the next level.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
Several months ago, I was tasked by She Who Must Be Obeyed to gather several new interior ordinary light bulbs for lamps.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
The Shiloh lamp is also compatible with dimmable light bulbs for a more customizable glow.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulbs
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On Friday, the zoo began moving several of its animals into protected areas of the Kendall-area attraction and kept warm with extra bedding hay, along with external heating sources like heat lamps, radiant heaters and heated floor pads.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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It’s all served beneath the soft glow of vintage Murano glass lamps repurposed from the old guest rooms.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nichetto was practically raised around the kiln — his grandfather made Venetian glass chandeliers and his mother was a glass decorator.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The 159-room hotel, which opened in 2023, preserves much of the original French architecture, from the giant glass chandeliers to the wrought-iron balconies.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Light bulbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20bulbs. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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