as in fluorescent lamp
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Household hazardous waste collection: Volusia County’s Solid Waste Division will collect materials such as old paint, solvents, automobile and household batteries, pool chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, gasoline, other household chemicals, and up to 10 fluorescent lamps.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025 -
This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
2 Feb. 2025
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There was one sort of heating stove and then a naked light bulb.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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The British were busy inventing antibiotics, the steam engine, the jet engine, the radio and television, the light bulb, and the internet.—
Tom Shattuck,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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To make an arc lamp brighter, the bulb itself must become physically larger, including the arc that produces the light.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2014
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One reason is that the high-pressure xenon arc lamps used in movie projectors today lose a lot of brightness over time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2014
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the Labor Department, wants to rescind a requirement for employers to provide adequate lighting at construction sites, saying the regulation doesn’t substantially reduce a significant risk.—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Smith, a Suffield resident, claims the court administration has for years ignored state statutes requiring that outdoor lighting located at state facilities to be designed to minimize light pollution, and for nonessential outdoor lighting be turned off from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. daily.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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The light is dimmable, and the lantern is water-resistant for prolonged outdoor use.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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Japanese style paper lanterns in Tiffany blue hung from the ceiling, while the entry passage to the venue was lined in bamboo and neon lights modeled after the brand’s iconic bird brooches designed by Jean Schlumberger.—
Kelly Wetherille,
Footwear News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Stage the candles together on a mantel or entry table, or scatter them throughout your living space to create a colorful yet cohesive soft lighting effect.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 July 2025
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The cake, with more than eighty candles on it, is the table’s centrepiece.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
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The girandole-style, four-panel earrings are crafted of more than 136 carats of natural purple sapphires, paraiba tourmalines and diamonds, set in 18-karat white gold and were said to be valued at close to $3 million.—
Degen Pener,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Mar. 2023
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The magnificent hall hints at extravagance within: The walls are lined in pleated pistachio silk; bunches of fruit-and-flowers plasterwork tumble from the ceiling; glimmering crystal girandoles stand sentry beside the fireplace.—
Pascal Chevallier,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2018
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“Dark lantern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20lantern. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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