as in lights
something that provides illumination
I didn't realize it had gotten so dark in the room until my wife came in and turned on the lamp, momentarily blinding me
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Recent Examples of lamps
But the town’s patrons had festooned it with candles, rugs, heat lamps, and a bar.
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Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
People who gather to toast the debut of a brand’s new drinks cabinet or teapot collection, and who can find endless ways to innovative lamps, have very different entry points into how best to dress.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
The new store will sell housewares and linens along with pictures, lamps and small furniture scattered throughout the store.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Each tent has a king bed and two bunk beds, plus extras like hammocks, chairs, picnic tables, a mini fridge and coffee maker, lamps, chargers, heating, and air conditioning.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Complete the look by layering in candles, lamps, books, and vintage finds to really make your space feel like home.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
The presentations began in 2015 with a focus on a specific category — baskets, chairs, lamps and the like — and always with an emphasis on craft.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The 204 guest rooms and 26 suites are sophisticated and elegant, with modern and minimal neutral interiors layered with warm woodwork and herringbone floors, plus contemporary artwork, oversized mirrors, and pendant lamps.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Plants, lamps, carpeting, books, and furniture made of paper layer the verisimilitude of the quotidian and the imagined.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
People who gather to toast the debut of a brand’s new drinks cabinet or teapot collection, and who can find endless ways to innovative lamps, have very different entry points into how best to dress.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
The new store will sell housewares and linens along with pictures, lamps and small furniture scattered throughout the store.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Each tent has a king bed and two bunk beds, plus extras like hammocks, chairs, picnic tables, a mini fridge and coffee maker, lamps, chargers, heating, and air conditioning.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Complete the look by layering in candles, lamps, books, and vintage finds to really make your space feel like home.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
The presentations began in 2015 with a focus on a specific category — baskets, chairs, lamps and the like — and always with an emphasis on craft.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The 204 guest rooms and 26 suites are sophisticated and elegant, with modern and minimal neutral interiors layered with warm woodwork and herringbone floors, plus contemporary artwork, oversized mirrors, and pendant lamps.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Plants, lamps, carpeting, books, and furniture made of paper layer the verisimilitude of the quotidian and the imagined.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Lamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamps. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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