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plural of light
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as in sunrises
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance with the coming of light we could see all the damage that the storm had caused

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lights

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of light

lights

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of light
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as in perches
to come to rest after descending from the air the bird lit on the branch and began to sing

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as in descends
to come down from something (as a vehicle) he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lights
Noun
For the best viewing, find a dark-sky location away from city lights after sunset. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025 Once stationary, turn off all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights are not illuminated, reducing the risk of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle. Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Pisces lunar eclipse on September 7 activates your fifth house of love, creativity, and pleasure, and should bring clarity around what (or who) truly lights you up. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025 Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lights
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lights
Noun
  • Due to the Doppler effect, the speedy gas swirling towards Earth glows blue, while the receding gas glows red.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Heavy curtains are drawn, and a single red light bulb glows from the ceiling.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Elements such as lamps, wood paneling and tableware from 1925 are displayed alongside their contemporary counterparts.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The next day, devotees decorate using clay lamps, candles and other lights, drawing colorful patterns of flowers, powder, rice or sand on the floor, which is an artistic practice called rangoli that's meant to bring good luck.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Elordi was among the stable of young stars who shot to fame when Euphoria premiered on HBO in 2019.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In Hubble's recent image, NGC 6951 unfurls its graceful spiral arms, covered in red nebulae glowing with hydrogen gas, a key fuel for new stars.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Daylight saving time officially ends on the second-earliest possible date this year, giving way to earlier sunrises and sunsets.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Perched atop a rugged hill, our suite had a private pool, an outdoor shower and dining area, and postcard views of the sparkling waters–the sunrises from our east-facing bedroom were particularly magical.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Unfortunately, things took a dramatic turn at the end of the hour when Drew arrived at the church, drawing intense glares from nearly everyone in attendance.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Based on Alice Oseman's popular webcomic turned graphic novels, Heartstopper is loaded with longing glares, timid greetings, delicate touches, and all the definitive hallmarks of young love as two classmates fall for each other at Truham Grammar School for Boys.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • SpaceX and Blue Origin are drawing celebrities like Katy Perry, Tom Hanks, and Kim Kardashian into a new era of luxury space tourism.
    Rosanna Philpott, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Rod Wave Elite is a popular high school basketball squad that bounces around the country playing exhibition games to crowds of rabid teens and internet celebrities.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Playing on parental fears, The Babadook has been scaring the daylights out of us for a solid decade now.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Below, the Winged Victory gleams in the garden.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lights. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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