as in candle
a glass bulb or tube that produces light when it is supplied with electricity
change a light bulb that has burned out
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Recent Examples of light bulb
The light bulb flicks on and Belinda makes the connection, and is able to place that eerily familiar face.
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Dan Heching, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Each spacecraft’s plutonium core produces a little less juice each year, however—annually losing about four watts, equivalent to a low-power light bulb.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Thomas Edison’s electric light bulb and power distribution systems and Nikola Tesla’s alternating current innovations relied on copper’s conductivity and corrosion resistance, enabling widespread electrification.
—Ed MacHa, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
How about a small light bulb that has 16 million colors?
—Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Dan Heching, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Each spacecraft’s plutonium core produces a little less juice each year, however—annually losing about four watts, equivalent to a low-power light bulb.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Thomas Edison’s electric light bulb and power distribution systems and Nikola Tesla’s alternating current innovations relied on copper’s conductivity and corrosion resistance, enabling widespread electrification.
—Ed MacHa, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
How about a small light bulb that has 16 million colors?
—Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulb
Noun
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Before long, the meteorologist asks the studio's production team to swap out the forecast on the green screen for a video of romantic candles flickering in the background.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Since celebrating with the Stanley Cup in a D.C. fountain and blowing out the candles on his 33rd birthday cake, he’s scored another 281 goals and now sits six shy of breaking Gretzky’s record.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Keep a flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of emergency.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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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,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
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Switch any cool-white bulbs for soft-white LEDs, add table lamps, sconces, and pendants for a visually interesting room.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Loaded with 32 bottles of swoon-worthy, non-toxic, and low-odor colors; four top coat options (from the matte to the glittery); a nail lamp; and 14 different kinds of nail tools, the Beetles Gel Nail Polish Kit makes beautiful nails as accessible as ever.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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Refresh Light Fixtures Whether a chandelier, a lantern, a porch light, sconce, pendant, or disco ball, Windex can make any glass light fixture sparkle.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Thus, the ceilings soar above the dining room, hung with huge chandeliers of bronze and seeded glass and centered by two huge sculptural trees amidst polished wood and beveled mirror panels.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.—
Miles Walls,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2024
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Farnsworth’s system involved placing a simple image, such as a straight line, between a carbon arc lamp and an image dissector, which displayed a clear image on a receiver in another room.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Sep. 2024
Noun
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This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
2 Feb. 2025
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On a round side table near the doorway, illuminated by a fluorescent lamp, was a pile of white powder that the men told us was finished fentanyl.—
Meridith Kohut,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Anti-reflective coating is needed to guard against glare that is sometimes a problem with indoor lighting.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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These capabilities are underpinned by spatial intelligence, a layer of adaptive environments that might adjust lighting or acoustics based on occupant behavior, while AR smart glasses offer instant navigation, cultural experiences, and safety alerts.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Light bulb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20bulb. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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