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variants or lighted

lit

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adjective (2)

lit

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verb (1)

variants or lighted
past tense of light

lit

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verb (2)

variants or lighted
past tense of light
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as in dismounted
to come down from something (as a vehicle) he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street

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Her son lit the Al Davis Memorial Torch at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in her honor. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025 The group gathers in darkness, faintly lit by the glow of electric candles. Charles Trepany, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025 As part of the holiday festivities, a new window of the former town hall is lit each night leading up to Christmas, like an architectural Advent calendar. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025 The black-flame candle has officially been lit—IYK, YK—awakening the city's spirit with a theme honoring the Big Apple itself. Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025 The wall stays up and is lit every evening through Halloween night. Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025 George looked at him, then lit another cigarette. David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 The toilet was a narrow room, not much larger than a storage closet, lit by a sliver of light from a high tiny window. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 Tainy’s Prometheus — is portrayed by Feid, dressed in an oversized leather coat and lit in a manner that exaggerates his grills in an eerie way. Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Lit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lit. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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