: a warning signal
especially
: a red traffic signal
Synonyms
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
Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
The scandals started to come more into light in April after a video, which went viral, showed a Specialty Towing truck driver trying to tow a couple’s car while they were stopped at a red light in downtown San Francisco.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 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
Although red light therapy masks are a new trend, Singh notes that different forms of light therapy have been used to treat and prevent skin diseases for over a century.
—Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
The scandals started to come more into light in April after a video, which went viral, showed a Specialty Towing truck driver trying to tow a couple’s car while they were stopped at a red light in downtown San Francisco.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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