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as in illuminated
filled with much light
we approached the clearing, alight with torches, and observed a reenactment of ancient rites by Druids
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as in burning
chiefly British
being on fire
the pub, one of London's oldest, was completely alight by the time firefighters arrived
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as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air
a flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond
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Recent Examples of alight
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
Mulu’s phone is constantly alight with calls from women in crisis.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
Alex Edelman, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
To reduce this risk, Hagedorn and the team thought about how cryopreservation could be achieved passively, which is impossible on Earth, and alighted on the moon.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
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The internet is alight with photographs of Swift celebrating with Kelce after his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, defeated the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday to secure a spot in the Super Bowl on Feb. 11 against the San Francisco 49ers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
Mulu’s phone is constantly alight with calls from women in crisis.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
Verb
The show has had a long and blessed life, having wound its way through the anglophone comedy world, finding a nice home on Broadway last summer before alighting on Max this April.
—Alex Edelman, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
To reduce this risk, Hagedorn and the team thought about how cryopreservation could be achieved passively, which is impossible on Earth, and alighted on the moon.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
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At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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Helping themselves to the complimentary snacks at the resort’s Tree Houses, which are private cabins built of aromatic red cedar, and perched 2,700-feet over the Dan River Gorge.Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the pulsating world of thriller fiction, pacing is the silent conductor, orchestrating a symphony of tension and release that keeps readers perched on the edge of their seats.JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Soon, however, Ashleigh discovers shocking manuscripts by the titular author and descends into a dark exploration of the Crawfords’ past.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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But when Harvey goes missing, Batman is forced to descend into the city’s labyrinthian underground, uncovering a horrific conspiracy by a secret society that has ruled Gotham for ages, one that has ties to his parents’ tragic murder.Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Start with the prime beef meatballs, follow with hand cut pasta topped with short rib Bolognese and finish with a showstopper: a flaming meringue torte, singed tableside and then covered in a warm chocolate sauce.Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The tepid show’s largest room, painted a flaming red orange for those who might not yet have a clue, presents eight tent-like enclosures tricked out with stage sets that describe a hospital room, an Amazon warehouse storage space, an automobile interior and more.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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When his home run finally landed, it was corralled by 10-year-old Dodgers fan Zachary Ruderman.Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Return to Oz, which grossed $11 million and landed an Oscar nom for the visual effects that incorporated claymation by Will Vinton, marked Murch’s first and last directorial effort.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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Cyclists will be asked to dismount when crossing the bridge, passing under the overhead cover and turning around the hairpin right before the bridge.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024
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After dismounting his bike, Premi paused to look up and down each side of the street the way a prison guard might scan a cellblock.Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
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Out of the box, in HDR Cinema mode, the Bravia 9 shows a peak brightness of 725 nits with a full-screen white field and a blazing 2,440 nits with an 18% white field.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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On September 21, 2024, two women went blow-for-blow under the blazing lights of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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On the wall, lights the shape of geometric tiles cast a soft glow in changing colors according to whatever is onscreen.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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Also impressive were the faces lit only the golden light streaming into the darkness of the tunnels of the Colosseum.Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Alight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alight. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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