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lighter

noun as in barge

Strongest match

Strong matches

noun as in raft

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In Traynor’s vision, lighters, can openers and outlet covers are reimagined as exquisite pieces of Brutalist art, crisscrossed with strips of tin, encrusted with sea glass and stones.

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Ford switched the F-series pickups’ exteriors to aluminum from steel a decade ago to make the trucks lighter and improve fuel economy.

A lighter look at whether anyone outside Los Angeles wants the Dodgers to win their National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

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“Allegations of suspicious trading patterns highlight the risks of investing in instruments where there’s no intrinsic value and a lighter regulatory touch,” he added.

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He said that the lighter materials, combined with more effective motors to drive the rotors, mean it's much more effective than a century ago.

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

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