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Recent Examples of lighter
According to Grand View Research, the global smoking accessories market (including vaporizers, rolling papers, water pipes, lighters and more) was valued at approximately $66.8 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $91.9 billion by 2030.
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
From grinders, to rolling trays, to joint cases, to lighters, these toolkits are not just a set of useful tools.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
There were four other code enforcement violations not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide at a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces, the departments said.
—Miles Cohen, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Johnson then took two lighters from a display, two packs of cigarettes and removed a ring from Harris' finger.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
From grinders, to rolling trays, to joint cases, to lighters, these toolkits are not just a set of useful tools.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
There were four other code enforcement violations not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide at a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces, the departments said.
—Miles Cohen, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Johnson then took two lighters from a display, two packs of cigarettes and removed a ring from Harris' finger.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighter
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Verdier’s most notable innovation is the use of a canting keel as the support for one of the foils, with the other two contact points being a foil on the rudder and, alternately, the two lateral foils.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Instead, Gilgeous-Alexander remained at an even keel.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
14 June 2025
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More than 460 people were assigned to fight the fire with resources including three helicopters, 10 crews, 10 medical crews, 26 engines and seven water tenders, the Forest Service said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Firefighting efforts included eight engines, two water tenders, one dozer and one hand crew.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The rising fifth-grader at Lehrman Day School in Miami Beach was one of five summer campers aboard a 17-foot Hobie Getaway that was hit by a 60-foot barge around 11:15 a.m. on July 28 between Hibiscus and Monument islands off Miami Beach.—
Milena Malaver,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Raphaëlle Peria, only three years old at the time, embarked on a journey with her father and sisters along the Canal du Midi aboard their family barge.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Almost frustrated and too inside of his head, Rhodes hit a disaster kick and a Cody cutter.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The service would give cord cutters access to all of ESPN’s programs and networks for $29.99 per month.—
Joe Reedy,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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The nearby fire department rushed by boat to the crash site and were assisted by a private tug boat that helped douse the fire that belched black smoke from the barge, said Alton Deputy Fire Chief Matt Fischer.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Most exoplanetary discoveries instead arise through far more indirect means, such as the dip in a star’s light caused by a world passing between its sun and our telescope or the tiny wobbling of a star caused by an orbiting planet’s gravitational tug.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Women of Dedication luncheon is the signature fundraiser of the women’s auxiliary, which was founded in the 1950s and supports The Salvation Army’s social service programs.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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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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Flight controllers and the crew used the lunar module as a lifeboat to return safely to Earth.—
Anna Commander
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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An oxygen tank exploded during the April 1970 expedition, significantly damaging the spacecraft and forcing the three-person crew to use the Lunar Module as a lifeboat.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Witnesses watch as barge hits sailboat of campers The operator likely couldn’t hear from inside the pilot house atop the towboat, the captain said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Others such as Yamaha’s VX Cruiser HO and Sea-Doo’s Wake Pro series are designed as towboats, complete with board racks.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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“Lighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighter. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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