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Recent Examples of lighter
From grinders, to rolling trays, to joint cases, to lighters, these toolkits are not just a set of useful tools.
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Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
There were four other code enforcement violations not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide at a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces, the departments said.
—Miles Cohen, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Johnson then took two lighters from a display, two packs of cigarettes and removed a ring from Harris' finger.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Johnson then went behind the counter and stole cigarettes, lighters and cash from the register before dumping the lighter fluid on Harris and setting her on fire before exiting the store.
—Stepheny Price , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
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Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
There were four other code enforcement violations not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide at a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces, the departments said.
—Miles Cohen, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Johnson then took two lighters from a display, two packs of cigarettes and removed a ring from Harris' finger.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Johnson then went behind the counter and stole cigarettes, lighters and cash from the register before dumping the lighter fluid on Harris and setting her on fire before exiting the store.
—Stepheny Price , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighter
Noun
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Verdier’s innovative design will use a canting keel as the support for one of the foils, with the other two contact points being a foil on the rudder and the two lateral foils.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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The ship’s construction began in February 2023 with steel cutting and then progressed with the keel laying in December 2023.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Their friendship and camaraderie hit a rare tender note in a cacophony of suffering.—
Sarah El Sirgany,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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The cause is, however, still being investigated. 39 engines, three water tenders, one helicopter, four dozers and nine hand crews are working to suppress the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
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In time, the regulatory authority extended to the railroads’ competitors—barges and trucking, for example—giving them, too, the benefits of federal regulation.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The barge was being pushed from behind by a tugboat.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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Vargas laid off a cutter in the dirt, running the count full.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The comeback sinker to the righty, the slider, the cutter.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
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The photographs show a tug pushing a large barge with a crane mounted on top of it.—
Carl David Goette-Luciak,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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It was given a tug from a golf cart and pulled in neutral to a grassy lot where potential buyers could place a higher bid.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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The Women of Dedication luncheon is the signature fundraiser of the women’s auxiliary, which was founded in the 1950s and supports The Salvation Army’s social service programs.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Baraka was a central figure of the Black Arts Literary Movement — the cultural auxiliary to the 1960s Black Power movement, according to NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Epic story of perseverance and hope follows a 16-year-old boy who is shipwrecked in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and survives on a lifeboat with four companions: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The posts said the man treaded water for about 20 minutes while waiting on a lifeboat.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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The Wake Pro 230 was designed around being a towboat, for water-skiing, wakeboarding, or wake-surfing.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Additional charges are expected in connection with the theft of the towboat theft in Jupiter, officials say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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“Lighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighter. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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