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lantern

noun as in lamp

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“We’re not going to hang a lantern on exactly what he’s feeling here,” Fuller said.

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Two Americans were standing there with a lantern.

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At night by lantern light, he read Churchill’s six-volume history of World War II.

It’s beautifully decorated, with colored glasses, a striking mural, and umbrellas, lanterns, and floating bamboo lotus hanging from the ceiling.

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Then her eyes drifted to the lanterns dimly glowing above.

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

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