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
But the light bulb is unwilling to change in L.A., where the city and county governments have refused to enforce a ban on public camping as a matter of principle.
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Speaking of light, the lamp uses a 50-watt halogen light bulb to slowly melt the candle and illuminate their space with gentle, ambient lighting.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Chains loosen, light bulbs burn out, and the list goes on.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Looking around the airy entryway with its glass walls, a sparkling light fixture mimicking branches sprawled across the ceiling and a marquee awning lined with globe light bulbs beckoned viewers into the massive auditorium.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Speaking of light, the lamp uses a 50-watt halogen light bulb to slowly melt the candle and illuminate their space with gentle, ambient lighting.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Chains loosen, light bulbs burn out, and the list goes on.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Looking around the airy entryway with its glass walls, a sparkling light fixture mimicking branches sprawled across the ceiling and a marquee awning lined with globe light bulbs beckoned viewers into the massive auditorium.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulb
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Sure, hygge has been overused a bit in the last few years (candles, fuzzy socks, etc.), but the real idea behind it is simple: comfort and connection.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Staff will take you step by step on how to make the candle of your choice.—
Katie Black,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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Once home, inspect your luggage with a flashlight and clean the wheels before bringing it into your bedroom.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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The kit should have at least three days' worth of drinking water and food, a flashlight, first aid supplies and a weather radio.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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These are fantastical pieces, oddly human-like lamps that glow, literally, with toxic beauty.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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There’s the Penelope table lamp, where a mysterious, almost melancholy face base is adorned with a glass globe.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Inside the introductory casino Tuesday, construction officials pointed to steel piping where the ceiling will be, adorned by chandeliers.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Rainbow pillows perch on a long pink booth and two faux crystal chandeliers dangle over a black and white checkered floor, the base of a spacious dining area that compelled chef and owner Jenni Vee to upgrade to this location from her beloved original storefront nearly a year ago.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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To make an arc lamp brighter, the bulb itself must become physically larger, including the arc that produces the light.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2014
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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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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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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
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Even if on private property in an unincorporated area, there are rules civilians must follow with lighting and exploding fireworks.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 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 10 Jul. 2025.
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