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searchlight

[surch-lahyt] / ˈsɜrtʃˌlaɪt /




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For months, they’ve been signaling as if with a searchlight how much they covet the 6-foot-11 Greek forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

At night, the crew trained a searchlight across the dark waters to look for growlers—low-floating chunks of ice big enough to puncture a ship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

The task is a bit like discerning a field of fireflies around a central, massive searchlight.

From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024

Using sound like a searchlight, they patrol the chilly depths.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

But I had to tell the truth about it—Uncle Edisto always said, “The truth shines like a searchlight in the midst of the fog.”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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