blighting

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In “An Experiment,” an assistant draws the curtains on the moon to heighten the uplighting from a candle beneath a vase of water that contains a submerged skull.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

As the route sits within a designated bat conservation area, lighting must be carefully designed to minimise ecological impact, which means downlighting is used rather than uplighting.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

To him, a song like “Can I Get a Chee Hoo?” is proof that “being specific with culture doesn’t have to be a weighty moment. It can be uplighting and fun and joyous.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Later that evening, with Mayor Muriel Bowser in attendance, the plaque was unveiled at the base of the Exorcist steps, on a stage flanked by the uplighting of foreboding stones.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2015

Oh thou, who blam'st my flight from Hind and Zaynab, *      The cause is clear as dawn uplighting air!

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir