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Recent Examples of streetlight
This happened almost two years to the day after Bob Robinson-Dassel's dog Nikki died from electrocution after walking over a metal plate beneath a streetlight on the Murray Avenue Bridge, also energized by faulty wiring.
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Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The most severe of the parade's many catastrophes saw the Cat in the Hat balloon strike a streetlight at 72nd Street and Central Park West, causing a horizontal metal arm to snap off and fall onto the crowd below.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
So the streetlight’s gray bells peal in their relentless sooty glow.
—Courtney Kampa, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
The streetlight was installed in the past several weeks on the northeast corner of La Jolla Shores Drive and Calle Corta, city spokesman Anthony Santacroce said.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The most severe of the parade's many catastrophes saw the Cat in the Hat balloon strike a streetlight at 72nd Street and Central Park West, causing a horizontal metal arm to snap off and fall onto the crowd below.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
So the streetlight’s gray bells peal in their relentless sooty glow.
—Courtney Kampa, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
The streetlight was installed in the past several weeks on the northeast corner of La Jolla Shores Drive and Calle Corta, city spokesman Anthony Santacroce said.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for streetlight
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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It's expected to have damage to the front left portion of the vehicle, including a buckled hood, a downward-facing left headlight and a missing driver-side mirror.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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This smart headlight is a serious tech gadget that packs a punch at 800 lumens.—
Erica Zazo,
Outside,
27 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
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Neighbors said King retaliated by erecting a floodlight directed at the neighbor’s house, along with blasting loud music.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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But what Buzelis is receiving is something closer to a floodlight, writes Julia Poe.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No longer dangling high above audience members, one of the most famous chandeliers in theater history now shimmers just inches from audience members.—
Abraham Swee,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Above, suspended from standing hangers, hung a series of glass chandeliers by Central House.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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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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The fear of candles may date back to the period before electricity when theaters relied on candles, torches, and gaslight for illumination, and these posed a serious fire hazard.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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After a fire devastated its wooden storefronts in 1872, Ginza transformed into a paragon of the industrialized West, with paved streets, gaslights, cafes, and high-end stores.—
Jonathan DeLise,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Streetlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streetlight. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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