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
Swapping these light bulbs may help.54 Glasses that filter out blue light, called blue light glasses, are widely marketed as helpful for better sleep, less eye strain, and fewer headaches.
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Sarah Bence, Health, 19 May 2025
From here, all that’s left to pick out are the light bulbs.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
Portable solar light bulbs for chicken coop: $23.98 Lighting up your chicken coop is easy to do.
—Christopher Murray
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At the longstanding company that owns WWD, the visual culture historian tells me there was a light bulb moment that led to the creation of the book Black in Fashion: 100 Years of Style, Influence & Culture.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Bence, Health, 19 May 2025
From here, all that’s left to pick out are the light bulbs.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
Portable solar light bulbs for chicken coop: $23.98 Lighting up your chicken coop is easy to do.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
At the longstanding company that owns WWD, the visual culture historian tells me there was a light bulb moment that led to the creation of the book Black in Fashion: 100 Years of Style, Influence & Culture.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulb
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Magnolia Citrus Grove Candle Gaines and her team dreamed up this candle that smells like a walk through a citrus grove with notes of tahini lime, bergamot, and clementine for a fresh, clean scent.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Pictures, flowers and candles mark a makeshift memorial on June 3 in Wenatchee, Washington, in honor of Olivia, Paityn and Evelyn Decker, who were found dead near Leavenworth after their father Travis Decker failed to return them after a scheduled visitation.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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The dim shake of her flashlight on the wall, the creak of the floor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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There’s a powerful 3200-lumen LED flashlight that doubles as a lantern and an 8-Hz strobe light to ward off potential danger in the wild and seek help.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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Or for a more structured look, try a couple of portable LED table lamps, like the Zafferano Poldina Pro Lamp ($175 from Amazon) or the Setago Rechargeable Lamp ($225 from Hawkins New York).—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Lamplighters didn’t have their health benefits tied to their ability to go light lamps.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Minimum and Maximum Height Similar to elegant hanging chandeliers, the minimum and maximum height of a pendant light has the power to make or break the potential of the light fixture in your space.—
Maria Conti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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Incorporating sculptural chandeliers, uplighting that dances across textured walls, and layered candlelight will transform a venue.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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One reason is that the high-pressure xenon arc lamps used in movie projectors today lose a lot of brightness over time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2014
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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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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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This is done by using real-time data and user preferences to coordinate individual AI agents like the smart thermostat, the lighting or even appliances.—
Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 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 15 Jun. 2025.
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