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lighter

noun as in barge

Strongest match

Strong matches

noun as in raft

Strong matches

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Authorities said when they later searched the car, they found a barbecue lighter inside the glove box.

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A lighter sentence would "let the defendant get away with years of domestic violence and abuse," she said.

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Using the vests is not mandatory but teams must fit the system to their cars to ensure any drivers not using them does not gain an advantage by having a lighter car.

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By Sunday, Storm Amy will have moved further out into the North Sea so it will be drier with lighter winds for the second half of the weekend.

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Hubbard got Maverick to a healthy weight, with a diet of lighter protein grass, and began to train him for the Mounted Enforcement Detail qualification test — an hourlong exam.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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