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Recent Examples of flashcube
These were the dark days of telephone booths (and long distance charges), rabbit-ear TV antennas wrapped with tinfoil to enhance reception, and cameras with flashcubes perched on top.
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Southern Living, 2 July 2018
How about the mysterious man who stepped just inside the turnstiles at a 125th Street station one day in October 1988 with a pipe bomb under each arm, four small batteries and two flashcubes for triggers?
—Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2017
Southern Living, 2 July 2018
How about the mysterious man who stepped just inside the turnstiles at a 125th Street station one day in October 1988 with a pipe bomb under each arm, four small batteries and two flashcubes for triggers?
—Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashcube
Noun
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This versatile light bulb integrates seamlessly with the Alexa, Google, and SmartThing ecosystems and works with a host of other smart home devices using the U home app and IFTTT applets.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
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From light bulbs engineered to burn out after a specific number of hours to smartphones that slow down with new software updates, companies have mastered the art of creating products that need frequent replacement.—
Vijay Govindarajan,
Harvard Business Review,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The cozy living room is the perfect size for a sectional sofa, an accent chair or two, and a dramatic arc lamp to tie it all together.—
Miles Walls,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2024
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Farnsworth’s system involved placing a simple image, such as a straight line, between a carbon arc lamp and an image dissector, which displayed a clear image on a receiver in another room.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
6 Sep. 2024
Noun
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This fuzzy star is the Orion Nebula, a vast cloud of hydrogen gas lit up like a fluorescent lamp by young stars gravitationally born inside it.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
2 Feb. 2025
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On a round side table near the doorway, illuminated by a fluorescent lamp, was a pile of white powder that the men told us was finished fentanyl.—
Meridith Kohut,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Carve out a few hours to visit nearby Bellingham to tour the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, which displays one of only three remaining incandescent lamps created by Thomas Edison.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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In 1880, Thomas Edison received a historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp.—
Steve LeBlanc,
Fortune,
8 July 2023
Noun
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Brands are already experimenting with these to replace traditional photo shoots, creating hyper-realistic visuals that accurately replicate textures, lighting and dimensions across diverse contexts.—
Tal Lev-Ami,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Beyond all the usual advice (proper watering, lighting and soil), Hamell says the secret is connecting with your plant.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The button is customizable in the settings app, allowing users to use features like the camera or flashlight.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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At its core, the piece is rather simple: an unadorned gallery is left in darkness, and visitors are given small blue flashlights to navigate the space.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There’s a huge, lovely lighthouse there, at Pelican Point.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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It’s designed to charmingly reflect a waterfront lighthouse.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The best-selling candles, which can burn for up to 150 hours, according to the brand, are all down to $15 today.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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By that logic, try lighting a candle after spritzing the mist to layer home scents.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Flashcube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashcube. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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