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Recent Examples of lighter
As coworkers and relatives chimed in with memories of Bjorklund, some attendees at the vigil passed lighters around to make sure everyone’s memorial candle remained lit.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The other four red tags were for code enforcement violations — not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide — involving a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
This was true of several lighters disguised as books, with flame-producing mechanisms tucked into a spine or pivoting out from a corner.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Some countries: very heavy Shave, nobody knew about the lighters.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The other four red tags were for code enforcement violations — not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide — involving a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
This was true of several lighters disguised as books, with flame-producing mechanisms tucked into a spine or pivoting out from a corner.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Some countries: very heavy Shave, nobody knew about the lighters.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighter
Noun
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Over the years, other forms of transport were added giving guests the option of traveling on smaller keel boats and canoes.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The keel is the main structural member of the ship's hull and laying it down is the equivalent to laying the cornerstone of a building.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
23 Mar. 2025
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The two, 29-year-old tenders, are signed through next season, with Jarry earning $5.365 million AAV compared to Nedelkkovic’s $2.5 million.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Hot chicken tenders and cold boxes of chicken were also outside of their respective safe temperature ranges.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The barges appear to be connected in a continuous span, with the lead ship's ramp extended past the beach.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In the one-minute trailer, Kian dreams up the island in sketches that come to life on the small platform that features a colorful climbing wall on the floating barge in the middle of the ocean.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2025
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Matthews’ fastball has averaged 97.1 mph for the Saints, compared to 94.9 mph for the Twins as a rookie last season, and the velocity on his slider and cutter are also up 2-3 mph.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lindor laid down a textbook bunt down for a single, and Soto hit a cutter to the left-center warning track with one on and none out.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For example, the sun’s gravity tugs harder on the moon than Earth’s does!—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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Aviles was slapped with a red card after a tackle in the penalty area and a shirt tug that was deemed a denial of a scoring chance for New York.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The nineteenth-century armies of Qing China integrated Han, Mongol, and Manchu populations and relied on numerous local auxiliaries.—
Jason Lyall,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2020
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China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close with the economy and unemployment at the top the agenda.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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Standing in front of the library bearing my name, the most imaginative student will picture my mother shivering in a lifeboat.—
Shyla Watson,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the lifeboat crew are likewise carefully particularized to create lines of possible connection and tangles of possible conflict.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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In 2002, a freight barge struck a pier of Oklahoma’s Interstate 40 bridge after the towboat’s captain lost consciousness, collapsing a section of the bridge and killing 14.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
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According to her Forbes profile, Ingram Marine operates 5,000 barges and approximately 150 towboats on America's inland waterways.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Lighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighter. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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