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or lighted
1
as in illuminated
filled with much light
the coat room was just lit well enough for us to identify our jackets
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2
as in burning
being on fire
some lighted torches lined the path to the shrine
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
Raucous singing could be heard coming from tents full of lit Oktoberfest revelers.
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or lighted
1
as in burned
to set (something) on fire
we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs
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2
as in illumined
to supply with light
the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon
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or lighted
1
as in perched
to come to rest after descending from the air
the bird lit on the branch and began to sing
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as in descended
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street
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Recent Examples of lit
CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
Jackson reinforced Blackness as beautiful and Black people as somebody, and that lit a fuse in people like Gant.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Priests draped in bright saffron robes and red sweaters lit fires and incense, and swung large brass oil lamps in slow circles, creating flickering rings of golden light that popped against the fading sky.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
And once that fuse was lit, Dan Hurley did the rest.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Everyone sat down around a fire pit, except for Land, who stood, face lit from below, gesturing and swaying.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
The fires will be lit in the mornings in closed areas of the preserve.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
So would anyone who likes their restaurants sleek, low-lit and alive with conversation.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Rotten flowers sit wilting in a vase, the fireplace is lit, and clothes are strewn around.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
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Those very words created this country and are the spark that lit every revolution in American history.
—CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
Jackson reinforced Blackness as beautiful and Black people as somebody, and that lit a fuse in people like Gant.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Priests draped in bright saffron robes and red sweaters lit fires and incense, and swung large brass oil lamps in slow circles, creating flickering rings of golden light that popped against the fading sky.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
And once that fuse was lit, Dan Hurley did the rest.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Everyone sat down around a fire pit, except for Land, who stood, face lit from below, gesturing and swaying.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
The fires will be lit in the mornings in closed areas of the preserve.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
So would anyone who likes their restaurants sleek, low-lit and alive with conversation.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Rotten flowers sit wilting in a vase, the fireplace is lit, and clothes are strewn around.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Lit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lit. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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