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Recent Examples of flashbulb
For the premiere, Lohan and nail artist Eri Ishizu chose a frosty pink cats-eye design, with the shimmery texture of the polish catching the camera flashbulbs and lights as Lohan walked the carpet.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 July 2025
The smooth pigment flatters all skin tones and enhances them in all lighting, even flashbulbs.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
Nearby, four people who’ve been on that adventure with him for a quarter-century—Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, and (yes, taller than expected) John Corbett—posed gamely for flashbulbs.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Saturday's explosion was just the latest in a season of flashbulb moments for the young franchise cornerstone, who's morphing into a superstar before our eyes.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 July 2025
The smooth pigment flatters all skin tones and enhances them in all lighting, even flashbulbs.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
Nearby, four people who’ve been on that adventure with him for a quarter-century—Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, and (yes, taller than expected) John Corbett—posed gamely for flashbulbs.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Saturday's explosion was just the latest in a season of flashbulb moments for the young franchise cornerstone, who's morphing into a superstar before our eyes.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashbulb
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Customers can wrap the truck’s exterior paneling in a color or print of their choosing, as well as customize lighting and tires, and even convert the two-passenger flat bed truck into a 5-person SUV.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Candleholders and a modern candelabra lamp that reinterpret the Swedish tradition of lighting windows during the darker months.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sun was getting ready to rise over a rural lake in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, when a sheriff's deputy shined his flashlight inside Ryan Borgwardt's minivan parked just yards away from the water's edge.—
Jared Kofsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Another shopper mentioned using one as a magnetic flashlight during car repairs, snapping to metal on the car’s chassis for hands-free illumination right where it’s needed.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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The candle has four slow-burning wicks, is filled with a paraffin and soy wax blend, and burns for up to 22 hours.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, Will — played with a jagged sensitivity by Paul Mescal, making the most of his sad-eyed charisma and physical presence — is a guy who feels more at home at a desk, with only a candle to light his way through the treacherous creative process.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Its central glass dome—home to the swimming paradise—glows like a lantern at dusk.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The four drivers were cited for infractions including a broken headlight, no insurance, speeding and no seatbelt.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Deere in the headlights Attendees view a John Deere 7R 270 row crop tractor at the Deere & Co. booth during the World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California on February 11, 2025.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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The new 120-seat restaurant places a spotlight on the French Italian Riviera and its cuisine—all while using those ingredients found a littler closer to Swikard’s home.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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From up in the rafters, a single spotlight coldly blazed.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Photos provided by the Mesa Police Department showed the worker wearing a yellow shirt, seated on a metal panel on the towering stadium floodlight.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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As evening fell, guests moved to a parquet dance floor set up over the tennis courts and lit with pink floodlights.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
3 Sep. 2025
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Get a light cover to soften any overhead lights, or swap out your usual light bulbs for some that produce a warmer glow.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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Philips Hue has used IFA 2025 to bombard smart home fans with new product lines, cheaper light bulbs, and upgrades to some of its aging products.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Flashbulb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashbulb. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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