as in illuminating
to supply with light
a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor
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From the deck, Pawlak could see lightning illuminating the coastline like a fireworks show.
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The list of fireworks that aren’t allowed includes bottle rockets, Roman candles, illuminating torches, missiles with fins or rudders and single or multi-shot parachutes with night effects.
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When the deal was made last season, Zellers was lighting it up with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL.
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Then as skies darkened, fireworks began lighting the skies everywhere.
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Sabrina Carpenter posted a photo on Instagram of her makeup and featured the Make Beauty Skin Mimetic Concealer, a brightening concealer used by Courteney Cox and Hailey Bieber.
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If your grout isn't horrendous with dirt or stains, this might be a great cleaner for brightening the lines.
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“Beaconing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaconing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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