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Recent Examples of lighter
Avoid broken glass, nails or other sharp objects and do not use matches or lighters because there could be natural gas pipes or fuel tanks leaking nearby.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
According to Grand View Research, the global smoking accessories market (including vaporizers, rolling papers, water pipes, lighters and more) was valued at approximately $66.8 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $91.9 billion by 2030.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The venue also prohibits backpacks, professional cameras with detachable lenses, selfie sticks, noisemakers, weapons, aerosol cans, cigarettes, vapes, and lighters.
—Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025
There were four other code enforcement violations not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide at a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces, the departments said.
—Miles Cohen, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
According to Grand View Research, the global smoking accessories market (including vaporizers, rolling papers, water pipes, lighters and more) was valued at approximately $66.8 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $91.9 billion by 2030.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The venue also prohibits backpacks, professional cameras with detachable lenses, selfie sticks, noisemakers, weapons, aerosol cans, cigarettes, vapes, and lighters.
—Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025
There were four other code enforcement violations not involving gas leaks or carbon monoxide at a water heater and gas log lighters installed in three fireplaces, the departments said.
—Miles Cohen, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighter
Noun
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The steady uptick on the digital side of the ledger has helped keep local sports viewership on an even keel despite the ongoing disruption of the legacy TV model.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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There’s no keel, so the skilled oarsmen work hard to steer them with each stroke.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lockwood’s music instills joy in listening, and such revitalized desire leaves your body freshly tender, sensitive to whatever pierces the ear.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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The impressive ode to Consuelo Oceguera’s recipe comes loaded, intense and tender, each taco generously garnished with sharp white onion and fragrant feathery cilantro, plus a seriously spicy salsa verde on the side.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The barge has taken measures to contain and collect the vegetable oil.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Then Vodnik threw a first-pitch cutter to Gavin Sheets.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Coast Guard shared video of Air Force pararescuemen leaping from a C-130 Hercules airplane to meet the crew of a Coast Guard cutter on Sunday.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Instead, use your thumb and forefinger to grasp the berry at the stem and give it a gentle tug.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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Matching net-zero targets The Svitzer Balder is an innovative TRAnsverse tug design.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The arrival of the first waves of Hessian mercenaries, auxiliaries for Britain, in July 1776 only deepened American resolve to seek out their own foreign military allies.—
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
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The auxiliary, founded in the 1950s, supports the organization’s social service programs through fundraising, donations and volunteer efforts.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The lifeboat later became the subject of controversy after its occupants did not return to rescue others in the water.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But crew numbers for each towboat are the same.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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The gig is providing extra income for Novinska, who's typically a towboat captain pushing barges full of goods on the river.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Lighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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