lighting out 1 of 2

lighting out

2 of 2

verb

present participle of light out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighting out
Noun
  • The Dodgers overcame the departure, collecting nine runs and 14 hits to win 9-2 and claim the series over the Pirates.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Moore and Mahon’s departures are hugely significant for the Brit TV landscape and the annoucements come within just two months of each other.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike many games, which tend to ease players into their worlds by providing very little challenge in the early going, Darkest Dungeon ensures your characters are vulnerable from the jump.
    Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But the club has struggled overall to date despite the fact that six of their nine primary regulars have posted OPS+ marks of 126 or better in the early going.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The blasts, which set fire to more than 100,000 tons of shells, rockets and advanced equipment in the 51st Russian Main Missile and Artillery Directorate Arsenal’s depot, caused evacuations in surrounding villages.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • At home in Mount Holly, Stacy worked as a teacher at First Methodist Church Preschool, as a paralegal at two law firms and then as a full-time homemaker, while Joshua, a former college football player, became a paramedic aboard medical evacuation helicopters with Atrium Health’s MedCenter Air.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Lighting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighting%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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