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Recent Examples of electric eye
With a bright eye serving as the face's anchor, O'Brien makes sure to accent the cheek with a similar shade without going over the top, and Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Blush in Peach Passion complements the electric eye shadow.
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Maura Brannigan,
Allure,
15 Mar. 2022
Nations’ electric eye also recorded voles climbing down trees head-first, showing an ability to pivot at the ankle just like red squirrels.
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Ned Rozell,
Anchorage Daily News,
20 Mar. 2021
Before extra lighting was installed outside the house, as well as a few electric eyes.
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Patti Davis,
Town & Country,
1 Nov. 2012
Maura Brannigan,
Allure,
15 Mar. 2022
Nations’ electric eye also recorded voles climbing down trees head-first, showing an ability to pivot at the ankle just like red squirrels.
—
Ned Rozell,
Anchorage Daily News,
20 Mar. 2021
Before extra lighting was installed outside the house, as well as a few electric eyes.
—
Patti Davis,
Town & Country,
1 Nov. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electric eye
photoelectric cell
Noun
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Light striking a photoelectric cell would produce a current proportional to the intensity of the light, and this was used to move a screen with regions of varying transparency across the film accordingly.
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“Electric eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electric%20eye. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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