: lit from behind
a backlit photograph/scene
a backlit display
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The mood lighting comes from matte black and burnished gold pendant lanterns, dark wood ceiling panels to tamper the noise and backlit stone countertops.
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
One of the suite’s most stylish features is its 800-square-foot, boutique-like closet with ample backlit shelf space lining the room beneath eye-catching woodwork.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
The backlit buttons and LCD display—which can be dimmed or switched off—are not the only modern twists.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Button was difficult to figure out This is another fold-out thermometer with a backlit digital display.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
One of the suite’s most stylish features is its 800-square-foot, boutique-like closet with ample backlit shelf space lining the room beneath eye-catching woodwork.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
The backlit buttons and LCD display—which can be dimmed or switched off—are not the only modern twists.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Button was difficult to figure out This is another fold-out thermometer with a backlit digital display.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Backlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlit. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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