flashbulb

noun

flash·bulb ˈflash-ˌbəlb

: an electric bulb that can be used only once to produce a brief and very bright flash for taking photographs

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Photo: Getty Images A minute later the glass doors of the Upper East Side museum flickered with the reflection of flashbulbs from the sidewalk outside. —

Chloe Malle, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024 Maguire, 49, was caught in the flashbulbs at Fanatics founder Michael Rubin's famed Fourth of July bash in The Hamptons, where he was seen with model Lily Chee. —

Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 8 July 2024 Her book goes beyond tabloid flashbulbs and big parties to show you how a misunderstood kid needed the protection of her family but instead found safety on a stage in Ibiza. —

Ashley Hamilton, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023 Most people also have flashbulb memories of ordinary events with no clear significance. —

Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for flashbulb