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Recent Examples of floodlight
Noun
All this earns it an Editors’ Choice award for smart floodlight cameras. PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025 The entire system takes around 20 minutes to install and connects seamlessly with other Ring gear like video doorbells and floodlight cams. Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
Verb
That year, the top 30 floors of the Empire State Building were floodlighted for the first time, to mark the opening of the New York World’s Fair in Queens. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 July 2024 An intense 6000-lumen bulb and a wide-angle beam (320 degrees) make the Sansi floodlight the best outdoor lighting option for large yards, garages, staircases, and more. Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for floodlight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floodlight
Noun
  • The funding comes through the Airport Improvement Program, which earmarks funds for airport infrastructure projects, like runways, taxiways, noise mitigation, airport signage and airport lighting.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
  • Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT Updated July 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • At blue hour, Abe captured the foreground—the internal walls and water—gently lit by the setting sun.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
  • Relatives said McFarlane went out with his buddies to celebrate Independence Day, and joined with a crowd of revelers lighting fireworks a few blocks from his home.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Once home, inspect your luggage with a flashlight and clean the wheels before bringing it into your bedroom.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
  • Woods was wearing a vest and had a flashlight on him, but was still struck at the scene of a crash late one night.
    David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Her primary function seems to be solely to wear a tight, glowing suit and look concerned.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 July 2025
  • Bio-Oil has also received glowing reviews from more than one mama.
    Erin Bunch, Glamour, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The rail buff may focus on dining car china, lanterns, switch locks and keys, calendars, timetables or any other artifacts utilized by the railroads.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
  • From orreries and lantern slides to opto-mechanical and digital planetariums, the communication of astronomy has always been about more than just the latest results of science.
    Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Rising above the tents and flags of surrounding Indy 500 revelers, orange man beaconed to all in the area.
    Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Gaston Lachaise’s stone carvings still beacon grandly from Sixth Avenue, Lee Lawrie’s Wisdom still watches over the plaza, and Atlas still carries the world on his back.
    Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Visibility priority: Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
  • Significant improvements have been made to the standard equipment, which now includes wireless phone charging, matrix LED headlights, and leather upholstery.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • The result: a smooth, green sauce that’s beaming with fragrant summer flavor. Stash a batch in your fridge to instantly jazz up anything the pesto touches.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 July 2025
  • Both parties posted the same photo on their respective pages showing them sharing a kiss as the sun beamed behind them.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 11 July 2025

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“Floodlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floodlight. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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