jack-o'-lantern
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But the pumpkin’s likely last stop will be in New York, where it will be carved for another shot at a Guinness record as the world’s largest and heaviest jack-o’-lantern, Gienger said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
The aquatic jack-o’-lantern tradition is part of that.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Rain falling on your jack-o’-lantern will invite every mold in the neighborhood to take up residency in or on it.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
Prepare one in the usual way by cutting off the top and scooping out the inside, but instead of carving the pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern, plop a jar with water and flowers inside.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2021
Sayeh rose and hurried to my table to push the ugly old jack-o’-lantern away.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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From jack-o'-lanterns glowing on porches to costumes ranging from the whimsical to the gory, Halloween is a time of playful scares, childhood memories and, of course, candy.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
Unlike hollowed-out jack-o’-lanterns, most of his carvings have their guts intact and are not lit from within.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Another long-standing local Halloween destination is the field of jack-o’-lanterns that lie in wait at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
I had gotten up early on that Saturday to hang orange streamers and balloons shaped like jack-o’-lanterns and black cats from my apartment walls.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
“The fairies in the jack-o’-lanterns flew away,” he said.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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