light (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for light (up)
glow
Verb
  • This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild animals and, at one point, a school of glowing fish.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • They can be dusted lightly for a barely-there glow or layered for vibrant drama.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 May 2025
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“Light (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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