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or lighted
1
as in illuminated
filled with much light
the coat room was just lit well enough for us to identify our jackets
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2
as in burning
being on fire
some lighted torches lined the path to the shrine
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
Raucous singing could be heard coming from tents full of lit Oktoberfest revelers.
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or lighted
1
as in burned
to set (something) on fire
we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs
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2
as in illumined
to supply with light
the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon
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or lighted
1
as in perched
to come to rest after descending from the air
the bird lit on the branch and began to sing
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as in descended
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street
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Recent Examples of lit
Mike Darnay, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Other people lit fireworks, and some were told not to throw objects at police.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
These countries import fuel at global prices to run generators and keep hospitals lit.
—Ezgi Canpolat, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Styles, 21, a 6-5, 244-pound specimen, is a converted safety who lit the NFL Combine on fire in late February.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
It was lit for a horror movie, by single bulbs at the end of long cords.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Viewers in the northern hemisphere will get their best view of the solar system pairing at sunset, when the moon will appear with its right side lit by sunlight high above the southern horizon, less than a day after reaching its first quarter phase.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
That evening in March 1924 would come to be known as the spark that lit the Harlem Renaissance.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Ouellet was struck in an area of road that is poorly lit, with several streetlights reported to be not functioning, the police said.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
During the memorial service, Sigler lit four candles at the church, one in memory of each of the students killed in the crash.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Other people lit fireworks, and some were told not to throw objects at police.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
These countries import fuel at global prices to run generators and keep hospitals lit.
—Ezgi Canpolat, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Styles, 21, a 6-5, 244-pound specimen, is a converted safety who lit the NFL Combine on fire in late February.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
It was lit for a horror movie, by single bulbs at the end of long cords.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Viewers in the northern hemisphere will get their best view of the solar system pairing at sunset, when the moon will appear with its right side lit by sunlight high above the southern horizon, less than a day after reaching its first quarter phase.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
That evening in March 1924 would come to be known as the spark that lit the Harlem Renaissance.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Ouellet was struck in an area of road that is poorly lit, with several streetlights reported to be not functioning, the police said.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Lit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lit. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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