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Northern lights

NOUN
colored lights in northern skies
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Antonyms
WEAK
Aurora Australis Southern lights


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Sky gazers last night were treated not only to the Perseid meteor shower but a spectacular display of the Northern lights.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024

The Northern lights were visible in Southern California but shone more to the North.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

Northern lights dance in the sky over the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, and Anouk Garnier breaks a record climbing a rope under the Eiffel Tower.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

She suggested using non-specific lights and greenery, or the colors blue, green and purple to evoke the Northern lights.

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2023

The thin shining veil of the Northern lights waves and fades and brightens over the night sky; at the sound of the word, as at the ringing of a bell, the curtain rises.

From Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness by Van Dyke, Henry




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