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Recent Examples of lighter
However, with the knowledge that today’s miniature cameras can be built into lighters, pens, and other non-phone devices, is that enough of a safety measure?
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Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Tabletop lighters are having a moment—a jelly-mold glass one filled with cocktail olives from Edie Parker is a dream ($146), as is a Brutalist-adjacent lighter ($60 on sale) from Houseplant.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
Cult has already tried its hand at candles and cannabis paraphernalia, even Zippo lighters and umbrellas.
—Jessica Binns, Sourcing Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
This year’s torch lighters include soldiers, medical personnel and civilians who saved lives on Oct. 7.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Tabletop lighters are having a moment—a jelly-mold glass one filled with cocktail olives from Edie Parker is a dream ($146), as is a Brutalist-adjacent lighter ($60 on sale) from Houseplant.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
Cult has already tried its hand at candles and cannabis paraphernalia, even Zippo lighters and umbrellas.
—Jessica Binns, Sourcing Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
This year’s torch lighters include soldiers, medical personnel and civilians who saved lives on Oct. 7.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighter
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Investigating the Tracks' Origins In the study, the researchers assessed the viability of other potential explanations for the lines, including non-human animals, flotsam, the keel of ancient boats, and firewood.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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The decision helped to mend the broken community, putting all players on a more even keel, and accelerated the adoption of the latest entry.—
Veerender Jubbal,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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There’s plenty to get tearful about in Banshees—the punishing effects of isolation, the claustrophobia of a life with limited options, the tender bond between the character played by Colin Farrell and his sister.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Dolphins have lost players on restricted tenders (receiver Wes Welker) and franchise and transition tags (pass rusher Olivier Vernon and tight end Charles Clay) over the years.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Others were structures not intended for residential use but which had been cleverly repurposed, such as an industrial barge turned houseboat in Paris.—
Amy Astley,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2025
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Naval News reported that the ships could potentially link up with a landing barge's stern, enabling the rapid transfer of tanks and other vehicles.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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Their ability to identify cutters has been off, too.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Doing so could allow the density of the asteroid to be calculated, based on its gravitational tug on the spacecraft.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Indestructible ring ball: $24.99 Big dogs who like to play tug or chew their toys will love this indestructible ring ball.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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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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Bruno did not answer a question asking whether the lease is void under state laws governing board members’ conflicts at nonprofits and auxiliaries, and referred to the forensic examination delving into the station’s finances.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Feb. 2025
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Several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane and nearby vessels with firefighting capability.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The billboards market Band-Aids as sleep eye masks, Staples rubber bands as workout equipment and Kraft macaroni and cheese noodles as stream-floating lifeboats.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
5 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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Another Washington's treaty ally, Japan, reported that a submarine and a rescue towboat of Russia on December 3 were sailing northward in the waters between two of the country's southwestern islands , a marginal sea of the Western .—
Ryan Chan,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Lighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighter. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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