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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

Ms. Kuin looks for Diogenes not with a lamp but a searchlight, straining to see his influence everywhere—even in places it is very hard to detect.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 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

I flatten myself against the aluminum siding of a Mercury Home when a searchlight passes.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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