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flashlight

A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).

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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).

He sat in an arm-chair with his forefinger to his temple, and when the photographer's flashlight went off, he hoped that the hotel had caught fire and that this would end it all.
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  • “🔥🔥 NEW SPEEDRUN RECORD VERIFIED! 🔥🔥 🎮 Game: Doors Craft 🏆 Category: Get Flashlight ⏱ Time: 0h 0m 18s 000ms 👤 Player: kayli 🔗 Link: https://www.speedrun.com/Doors_Craft/runs/zg1po6nz”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “🔦 Remember… when you hear something horrifying, turn off your flashlight and hide under the shelves. When the “stranger” walks away, run back to your order and return with your cat. More packages are waiting to be delivered 📦 🎮 ORDER 13 is now available con consoles!👇 #Order13”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I am willing to compromise on "realistic" game mechanics such as item durability as long as we also get realistic mechanics that benefit the player, such as flashlight batteries lasting longer than 2 minutes. But weirdly it can never go both ways for some reason 🤷”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It looks like your weights double as a flashlight in case you find yourself in a survival horror game in this picture.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"what if someone crouches down really low and uses a flashlight and a magnifying lens and discovers I didn't do a good job on the back of this bent knee"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

(Canada, US, Philippines) A battery-powered hand-held light source.

At school he used to do Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde, shining a flashlight into his face.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

(obsolete) A photograph taken with a flash camera.

the flashlight exploded like a tiny bomb, making the Vicar jump a little, which explains why his face is a thankful blur, his deadly role forgotten to history (I have the photograph before me now).
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  • “i lost my fucking flashlight im so sad :(((( i guess at least now i can get a newer brighter one”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Anyone who must travel should carry emergency supplies, including food, water, shovels, and a flashlight.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Dipshits like that couldn’t find contact with reality with both hands and a flashlight.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “that’s the never ending battle against looking into the flashlight that makes you mad but it’s still worth fighting!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “How *does* it all work? “Flashlight” villagegreentownsquared.blogspot.com/2026/05/flas... Village Green/Town² blog - - Big surprise: a closed mind misses the point.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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