: a warning signal
especially
: a red traffic signal
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Examples of red-light in a Sentence
Noun
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
The 19 red-light cameras throughout San Francisco issued more than 23,000 tickets between July 2022 and May 2024, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
—Megan Rose Dickey, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
Which skin types can benefit from red light therapy?
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Making a family-friendly city: New York and other big cities must find ways to hold on to young families
Delivering meals & higher workers’ pay
Times Square casino means a red-light district
As USA Basketball team eyes gold, Team USA 3×3 faces questions.
—New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
The 19 red-light cameras throughout San Francisco issued more than 23,000 tickets between July 2022 and May 2024, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
—Megan Rose Dickey, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Bring the power of red light therapy to your beautiful skin with this Red Light Wand that will not only tighten your skin and lift your face but fight against wrinkles too.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
Which skin types can benefit from red light therapy?
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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