headlights

Definition of headlightsnext
plural of headlight

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Recent Examples of headlights Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility. Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headlights
Noun
  • 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
  • Watch processions of glowing pole lanterns at the Akita Kanto Festival, marvel at the colorful floats of the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri, and see Sendai explode with kaleidoscopic decorations during the Tanabata Festival.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Situated at the summit of Mount Davidson, the historic 103-foot-tall cross will be illuminated by spotlights beginning Saturday evening.
    Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Hardened violators often pitch out their firearms, spotlights, and other equipment used in breaking the law, know-ing that wardens must present such evidence in court to get a conviction.
    Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • From here, all that’s left to pick out are the light bulbs.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Yorktown community honored Gorman and her family on Saturday, with residents using light bulbs tinted in one of Yorktown's school colors, green, to show support.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There’s a fabulous art deco bar, dripping chandeliers, and gold chinoiserie wallpaper by Timorous Beasties.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Crystal chandeliers glow alongside long tables of food and towering arrangements of fresh flowers.
    Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The en suite bedroom has two windows, a private entrance, and a modern candelabra-style chandelier.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Administrator Crystal Ruth switches on dozens of heat lamps that radiate a yellow hue to warm at least 80 disabled, abandoned or formerly abused animals that call the rescue home.
    Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • There are Flexform armchairs from Italy, lamps from British ceramicist Adam Ross, and sofas upholstered in tweed from Bute.
    Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While winters are cold, the months of May through October are divine; go on scenic cruises, explore historic lighthouses, and see the migrating whales.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Travel + Leisure said that the lighthouses on Block Island are visual treats to behold.
    Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The director of photography [Jason McCormick] figured out how to achieve that by lighting the room with candelabras.
    Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2026

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“Headlights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headlights. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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