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Recent Examples of lighter
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Johnson then went behind the counter and stole cigarettes, lighters and cash from the register before dumping the lighter fluid on Harris and setting her on fire before exiting the store.
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Stepheny Price , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
The violations involved a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces, the sheriff's office said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Cannabis Supplies Another option is to gift your friends cute cannabis supplies like papers, cones, lighters and matches.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Authorities at the prison discovered a box containing suboxone, marijuana, a scalpel, a phone charger, cigarettes, and lighters left outside of the facility and attached to a bedsheet hanging out of recreation room window.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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Stepheny Price , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
The violations involved a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces, the sheriff's office said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Cannabis Supplies Another option is to gift your friends cute cannabis supplies like papers, cones, lighters and matches.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Authorities at the prison discovered a box containing suboxone, marijuana, a scalpel, a phone charger, cigarettes, and lighters left outside of the facility and attached to a bedsheet hanging out of recreation room window.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighter
Noun
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Since the end of the era of Richard Nixon– a president who, in secret, tried to pressure then-Fed chief Arthur Burns to soften up on policy ahead of the 1972 election – his successors have all supported an independent Fed so that the central bank can keep the economy on an even keel.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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The vessel has been slowly raised from the seabed, 165 feet down, over the past three days to allow the steel lifting straps, slings and harnesses to be secured under the keel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
Noun
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The fire is fought by nine engines, two water tenders and four hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 July 2025
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Publix’s bone-in fried chicken is superior to their chicken tenders.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The annual spectacle, lighting up the city since 1976, this time was launched from barges in the Hudson River, the first time in more than a decade not done from the East River.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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After a barge crashed into the restaurant in 2019, the main dining area sank and sent pieces onto the banks of the Ohio River with tables, chairs and umbrellas floating upriver.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Brown will regain his role as the team’s backup floor general and will thrive as a cutter, screener, and transition player in his minutes with Jokic and Murray.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Grossman said initially the maker space was by appointment only, but now there are open hours where people can make things with a 3D printer, a laser cutter, sublimation machines to put a design on materials, a sewing machine, embroidery equipment and more.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The 18-year-old, who goes by the nickname Eliza rather than Elizabeth, opened up about the emotional tug of war between honoring her own identity and meeting her family’s expectations in a recent Reddit post.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Aim to finish with a clear success - whether that's catching the toy or winning a tug game.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Baraka was a central figure of the Black Arts Literary Movement — the cultural auxiliary to the 1960s Black Power movement, according to NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Founded in the 1950s, the auxiliary supports The Salvation Army’s social service programs.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Passengers urinated off the ship’s side, tossed used red bags onto lifeboats and fights broke out.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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Crew members abandoned ship, were evacuated onto a lifeboat and rescued by the crew of a nearby merchant vessel called the Cosco Hellas in the North Pacific, roughly 300 miles southwest of Adak Island.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 June 2025
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Additional charges are expected in connection with the theft of the towboat theft in Jupiter, officials say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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In 2002, a freight barge struck a pier of Oklahoma’s Interstate 40 bridge after the towboat’s captain lost consciousness, collapsing a section of the bridge and killing 14.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Lighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighter. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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