floodlighting

present participle of floodlight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodlighting
Verb
  • When the deal was made last season, Zellers was lighting it up with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
  • Then as skies darkened, fireworks began lighting the skies everywhere.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Aemond, without his eyepatch and his artificial eye glowing eerily, does find satisfaction.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The best antiaging devices have the latest technology to give you glowing, radiant skin at home.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Hydrogen peroxide is great for lightening stains in general.
    Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 18 June 2026
  • Get bangs like no other and still avoid bulk with the help of lightening layers.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The blaze remained confined to the wrecking yard property, despite briefly jumping a fence and igniting vegetation to the west.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • At the party, Decastro spent over an hour shooting off fireworks in the street, eventually igniting the $400 firework.
    Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Best Skincare Deals While the temperatures are balmy and the sun is glaring, skincare becomes that much more important.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The glaring issue in England’s group stage performance stems from the drop-off in goal production from the opener to the final two matches.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026
  • Ahead, from sea to shining sea, celebrating 250 years of America with a sneak peek at an ABC News project a year in the making.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Her nails were a medium length with a rounded shape and each nail featured its own glittering motif, with a metallic silver base coat serving as the foundation for the large gemstones placed in the center of each finger.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 July 2026
  • Veteran creatives who helped launch the musical reunite on tour, describing the show’s glittering escapism as a balm for audiences in anxious, overwhelming times.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
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“Floodlighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodlighting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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