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Recent Examples of flashlight
The mom of two grabbed a flashlight and returned to his room.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 23 July 2025
The Red Cross recommends downloading emergency apps, keeping a flashlight or headlamp on hand, and being ready to go without water, cell service, and electricity for a few days, especially in more remote areas.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
The rugged exterior is designed for the outdoors, featuring a wireless charging pad, dual flashlights, and a compass clip for added utility in the backcountry.
—Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
With only flashlights to see through the darkness, hundreds of girls spent the night on the second floor of the hall.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 23 July 2025
The Red Cross recommends downloading emergency apps, keeping a flashlight or headlamp on hand, and being ready to go without water, cell service, and electricity for a few days, especially in more remote areas.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
The rugged exterior is designed for the outdoors, featuring a wireless charging pad, dual flashlights, and a compass clip for added utility in the backcountry.
—Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
With only flashlights to see through the darkness, hundreds of girls spent the night on the second floor of the hall.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashlight
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Visibility priority: Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2025
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Significant improvements have been made to the standard equipment, which now includes wireless phone charging, matrix LED headlights, and leather upholstery.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The pervasiveness of artificial light – be it in the form of streetlamps, billboards, screens or floodlights – keeps our cities bright long after most people have gone to bed.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The floodlights feature three lighting modes to meet your functionality and safety needs.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Alcatraz has been a lighthouse, a military prison since 1859, a federal prison since 1934 which was closed in 1963.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 July 2025
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What is Sleeping Bear Dunes? Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore features sand dunes, inland Manitou Islands, forests, beaches, rivers and inland lakes, a historic lighthouse, trails, historic coastal villages and museums and more.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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More than 300 streetlights were improved or added, 40 police cameras were installed, 180 tons of litter and dumping were cleaned up, and 17,688 linear feet of sidewalks were added, among other improvements.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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For instance, Nashville Electric Service is in the midst of updating streetlights.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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The shorter arc suggests the new lottery boss will be tiptoeing through that minefield under the brightest of political spotlights.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Her pregnancy was kept relatively out of the public spotlight.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
28 July 2025
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“Flashlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashlight. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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