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Recent Examples of lighter
The proposed county ordinance would also create new limits on carrying fire-starting materials, such as lighters, and ban people from removing vegetation in riverbeds or canyons.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Correction officers recovered the rope and found contraband wrapped in duct tape all along its length — including a large quantity of Suboxone and nearly 30 small bags of pot, plus a scalpel, cell phone charger, two lighters, and more than 400 cigarettes.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
As coworkers and relatives chimed in with memories of Bjorklund, some attendees at the vigil passed lighters around to make sure everyone’s memorial candle remained lit.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The other four red tags were for code enforcement violations — not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide — involving a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Correction officers recovered the rope and found contraband wrapped in duct tape all along its length — including a large quantity of Suboxone and nearly 30 small bags of pot, plus a scalpel, cell phone charger, two lighters, and more than 400 cigarettes.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
As coworkers and relatives chimed in with memories of Bjorklund, some attendees at the vigil passed lighters around to make sure everyone’s memorial candle remained lit.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The other four red tags were for code enforcement violations — not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide — involving a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighter
Noun
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No matter what was happening around him, the right wing maintained an even keel and a mental resolve that is paying dividends in Round 1 of the NHL playoffs.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Apr. 2025
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Recall that those with multiple sources of revenue tend to keep an even keel during a recession.—
Chris Carosa,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Launched in 1911, Nomadic was built as a tender ship to ferry first- and second-class passengers to and from the RMS Titanic and her sister ship, the Olympic, in ports where the liners were too large to dock.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Changes to Blue Peter follow the BBC completing a competitive tender to produce the long-running series.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
Noun
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These technologies include a bubble barrier that removes small fish trapped under barges or carried in their wake and an acoustic deterrent that creates painful sound waves.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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This nighttime parade features beautifully decorated barges that glide along the San Antonio River.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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During that period, 10 cutters were taken out of service and almost 30 Coast Guard stations were temporarily abandoned.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The tug served multiple purposes beyond moving lumber, including transporting railway cars.—
Todd Richmond,
Twin Cities,
16 May 2025
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The tug was one of the largest and most powerful on the Great Lakes, with a 670-horsepower engine.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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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
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Chrissy Davis is the co-president of the auxiliary of Infant Welfare Family Health and is on the board of directors of Infant Welfare Society of Chicago.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lunde managed to escape onto a lifeboat, which drifted in the Atlantic for a week before reaching Ireland.—
Heather Farmbrough,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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After surviving the shipwreck, Pi’s joy, humor and despair turn on a dime as his lifeboat is beset by surviving animals — a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan named Orange Juice, and our Royal Bengal tiger.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 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 22 May. 2025.
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