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Recent Examples of headlight
If a small amount of light goes in, from a streetlamp, headlights, or even the moon, the tapetum gives the eye another chance to catch it, making things appear brighter and the eyes appear to glow.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Over 800 tiny light louvers spread across the grille and headlight bar at the front and the taillights at the rear, where a microscopic spoiler matches a chrome lower diffuser.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
According to testimony from a three-day preliminary hearing held last year, the officers who pursued Salgado first took notice of a headlight out on his BMW.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Over 800 tiny light louvers spread across the grille and headlight bar at the front and the taillights at the rear, where a microscopic spoiler matches a chrome lower diffuser.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
According to testimony from a three-day preliminary hearing held last year, the officers who pursued Salgado first took notice of a headlight out on his BMW.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headlight
Noun
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Let your lighting set the mood for any fall get-together with this easy craft idea.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Novotny designed lighting, Alina Bokovikova designed costumes and Aaron Rumley designed sound.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sun was getting ready to rise over a rural lake in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, when a sheriff's deputy shined his flashlight inside Ryan Borgwardt's minivan parked just yards away from the water's edge.—
Jared Kofsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Another shopper mentioned using one as a magnetic flashlight during car repairs, snapping to metal on the car’s chassis for hands-free illumination right where it’s needed.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its central glass dome—home to the swimming paradise—glows like a lantern at dusk.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Place the candle securely in the holder inside the pumpkin before lighting it.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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As the sun started setting and the evening grew darker, mourners passed around candles, using one candle to light another, and the crowd began singing prayers.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of them climbed a ladder and removed the entire floodlight unit, which included a home security camera.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Photos provided by the Mesa Police Department showed the worker wearing a yellow shirt, seated on a metal panel on the towering stadium floodlight.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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The broken streetlights that illuminate the parking lot have been repaired, and a new gate has been installed that can be locked at night, thanks to funding Cessna secured last year through the city’s Public Improvements Advisory Committee process.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Its rooms and residences blend the building’s Art Deco aesthetic (terrazzo floors, crystal chandeliers) with modern comforts.—
Chris Schalkx,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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One of the new additions to the lobby is a replica of a 1925 chandelier, recreated by artisans from photos that were discovered of the original ornate light fixture.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Get a light cover to soften any overhead lights, or swap out your usual light bulbs for some that produce a warmer glow.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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Philips Hue has used IFA 2025 to bombard smart home fans with new product lines, cheaper light bulbs, and upgrades to some of its aging products.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Headlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headlight. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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