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lightning

noun as in electrical discharge

Strong matches

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You have a better chance of being killed by lightning.

At nearly the same moment, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders put out his final word on the election, a lightning rod of a statement which featured some stark differences.

From Slate

The five-piece, who've been setting chart records over in the US, jetted in for their first-ever UK performance, a mash-up of Chasing Lightning and the 90s house banger Crazy.

From BBC

Democracy has delivered the lightning bolt that can bring the Supreme Court’s vision of executive power to life.

From Slate

They say the victims were attending a church service on Saturday evening when the lightning struck.

From BBC

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

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