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Recent Examples of gaslight
This stretch of the park, an object of fascination for Urbano, contains an array of a hundred or so different models of public gaslights, now obsolete and semi-derelict.
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Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Perhaps gaslight and narcissist are headed there too.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Historically, the Kirklands would be using gaslight, so production presented their lighting at a lower visual level, using gas-era torchères.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2025
Fallen London captured the imaginations of millions with a combination of dark fantasy, gaslight horror and a grim sense of humor.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Perhaps gaslight and narcissist are headed there too.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Historically, the Kirklands would be using gaslight, so production presented their lighting at a lower visual level, using gas-era torchères.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2025
Fallen London captured the imaginations of millions with a combination of dark fantasy, gaslight horror and a grim sense of humor.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaslight
Noun
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Poor lighting – especially at night – can make the results of colorimetric tests difficult to interpret, Walsh said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Stucchi recommends in-paver LEDs, low bollards, or recessed path lighting to give your driveway a welcoming glow.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While all rooms are spacious and feature floor-to-ceiling windows, silk wallpaper, bedside lanterns and feel modern and Japanese.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ponder the enormously popular magic-lantern shows that appeared in seventeenth-century Europe.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Or else under the streetlight by her building?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Also, Zack Wickham hits his head on a streetlight while on a double-decker party bus?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Like the restaurant, Toja draws on local traditions with a spa menu that includes invigorating pijat massages and exfoliating scrubs with rice, ginger, and candle nut.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Use a low amber light or candle if safety is a concern.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When these rapidly spinning neutron stars blast out radiation from their poles, that radiation sweeps across the cosmos like beams of light from a cosmic lighthouse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Gorman, who was with her friends at the time on the pier, looked behind the lighthouse and saw Medina-Medina there.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Grafe, police say, beat his mother and father — Rachel and her husband, Herbert Grafe — with a flashlight over money disputes.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are bespoke statement headboards and Murano glass chandeliers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Overhead, two antique Palme crystal chandeliers designed by Austrian architect Josef Hoffman draw eyes upward, adding gravitas to the historic home.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The en suite bedroom has two windows, a private entrance, and a modern candelabra-style chandelier.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
23 Mar. 2026
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Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Gaslight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaslight. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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