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
To create ambiance, designer and Ash creative director Xavier Donnelly, who just launched a lighting collection with Tulip, emphasizes diffusing light and opting for light bulbs with a warm color temperature.
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Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024
That was the light bulb moment, to really start to relate to what was most important to them.
—David Moin, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Create the light bulb shades with orange and silver paper cups.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
The lamp comes with LED bulbs for soft-white lighting but can also fit standard light bulbs.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
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Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024
That was the light bulb moment, to really start to relate to what was most important to them.
—David Moin, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Create the light bulb shades with orange and silver paper cups.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
The lamp comes with LED bulbs for soft-white lighting but can also fit standard light bulbs.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light bulb
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At the end of the cocktail hour, the gospel choir returned to sing as guests walked back into The Pool for dinner where the tables were overflowing with candles, florals, and fruits.Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Keep them away from fireplaces, heaters and candles to avoid fire.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The families flagged down police to help open the garage at around 3 a.m. Firefighters were called to help and were able to make a hole in the garage door to peek inside with flashlights, Merle recalled.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
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The poster notes items needed for the election: flashlights, computers, radios, batteries, modems, FAX machines, calculators, bullhorns, walkie-talkies, generators and answering machines, among other items.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The lamp is stable when running, and the battery lasted 5 hours in the burn time test.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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This aesthetic continues throughout the property, cue the library filled with old books, padded benches, and vintage lamps, and the rounded wrought iron chairs that sit on the terraces.Felicity Carter, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The chandelier’s dangling spiked ornament is by artist Thomas Engelhart.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement The chandeliers and other decorative items crafted at the bustling Katundu workshop here are a testament not only to the artisanship of the workers and designers, but to an ethic of letting nothing of value go to waste.John Corrigan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 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
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Camouflage It Though understated and neutral in color, this living room designed by Tamsin Johnson bursts with mod personality, from the arc lamp to the rattan furniture.Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
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Pin-base compact fluorescent lamps or linear fluorescent lamps will be prohibited the following year.Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Aug. 2024
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Krypton is useful, however, and is often employed in fluorescent lamps.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
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Diners will soon notice new lighting at the restaurants and new music as part of Adamolekun’s efforts to attract younger customers who might have grown up going to the chain but haven’t been back for some time.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Adequate lighting is also key to clearly seeing the tick.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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In 1880, Thomas Edison received a historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp.Steve LeBlanc, Fortune, 8 July 2023
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In 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
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