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fluorescent

[floo-res-uhnt, flaw-, floh-] / flʊˈrɛs ənt, flɔ-, floʊ- /


ADJECTIVE
illuminating
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
luminescent
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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The hearing is where the debasement gets acknowledged, years late, under fluorescent lights, by the people who presided over it.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Not dramatically on sale, in the way of a holiday ham wearing a fluorescent sticker that announces some brief and glorious collapse in the market.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Sunlight, laser light, and fluorescent light are all made of photons.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

A commenter branded it an example of “the Backrooms,” described as “nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Just like how the sun’s light is nothing like the fluorescent lights of the laboratory.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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