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
Leaving the stem intact helps a jack-o’-lantern last.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 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
He took a pink plastic jack-o’-lantern — bought years ago at 90% off — and turned the face around, then added a cheap flickering lightbulb and rope cord from Amazon to make a ceiling lamp.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
The air smelled of wet leaves, and our carved jack-o’-lantern flickered impressively against the shrubbery by the door.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
That farm grows pumpkins on 500 acres, mostly for decorations like jack-o’-lanterns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
Are those blazing jack-o’-lanterns on the road or did 5,000 pumpkins go up in flames on the 5 Freeway?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 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
They’re sitting on the flatbed of Franklyn’s truck, illuminated eerily in the headlights like jack-o’-lanterns.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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