lighting (on or upon)

verb

Definition of lighting (on or upon)next
present participle of light (on or upon)
as in finding
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance the novelist lit upon the plot for his latest thriller while visiting a remote lighthouse in Maine

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  1. finding
  2. encountering
Verb
  • The Mexican navy searched a vast area of the Pacific Ocean by sea and air, eventually finding the two men floating in a large fishing cooler about 150 miles off the coast of Chiapas, a southern state in Mexico that borders Guatemala.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Officers reported allegedly finding live ammunition hidden in a sock in her dresser, a digital scale, more than 100 plastic baggies, text messages appearing to show drug sales, and $4,121 in cash.
    — Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of finding
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  • Mexican YouTuber Alex Crashers described encountering an aura battle in Mexico in a video shared this week.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The tiny animal played and explored, apparently encountering humans for perhaps the first time.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of encountering
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“Lighting (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighting%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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