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Recent Examples of klieg light
Tonight the castle was lit up like a movie set with klieg lights and scores of Cinecittà extras vamping as cardinals.
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Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 15 July 2025
All that work will be more easily and quickly done away from Wall Street’s klieg lights.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Fresh from the United States, they were shoved onto buses and hauled into the prison under blinding klieg lights.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
But the young actor isn’t the star that lights up Gladiator II like a legion of klieg lights — that would be Denzel Washington.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 15 July 2025
All that work will be more easily and quickly done away from Wall Street’s klieg lights.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Fresh from the United States, they were shoved onto buses and hauled into the prison under blinding klieg lights.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
But the young actor isn’t the star that lights up Gladiator II like a legion of klieg lights — that would be Denzel Washington.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for klieg light
Noun
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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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For many children, this is a light bulb moment.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.—
Miles Walls,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 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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Household hazardous waste collection: Volusia County’s Solid Waste Division will collect materials such as old paint, solvents, automobile and household batteries, pool chemicals, pesticides, motor oil, gasoline, other household chemicals, and up to 10 fluorescent lamps.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
2 Feb. 2025
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Also, short detection parameters were not updated from the previous model's incandescent lamps.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Customers can wrap the truck’s exterior paneling in a color or print of their choosing, as well as customize lighting and tires, and even convert the two-passenger flat bed truck into a 5-person SUV.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Candleholders and a modern candelabra lamp that reinterpret the Swedish tradition of lighting windows during the darker months.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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The candle has four slow-burning wicks, is filled with a paraffin and soy wax blend, and burns for up to 22 hours.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, Will — played with a jagged sensitivity by Paul Mescal, making the most of his sad-eyed charisma and physical presence — is a guy who feels more at home at a desk, with only a candle to light his way through the treacherous creative process.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The new 120-seat restaurant places a spotlight on the French Italian Riviera and its cuisine—all while using those ingredients found a littler closer to Swikard’s home.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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From up in the rafters, a single spotlight coldly blazed.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 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
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The geckos were found by flashlight at night by looking for the reflection in their eyes or following the sound of their calls.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Klieg light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/klieg%20light. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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