Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To darken (strands of hair) by coloring.
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- noun A particularly
bad ormediocre aspect
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I promised a lowlight from a study predicting the future of boomers twenty years hence.
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I promised a lowlight from a study predicting the future of boomers twenty years hence.
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As with the other versions of this phone, it also sports touch-sensitive buttons that glow red, making it easy to see in lowlight conditions.
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Reviewing my notes, I realized that the lowlight was actually in a presentation that was part of a sneak preview of the study — and may not actually have made it into the study, itself.
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Reviewing my notes, I realized that the lowlight was actually in a presentation that was part of a sneak preview of the study — and may not actually have made it into the study, itself.
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The highlight of this film is Susan Hayward's "Dance of the Single Veil"; and the lowlight is the first meeting between Genghis and his future bride, where the macho Wayne introduces himself to Hayward by ripping off her dress and exposing her breasts not shown to the audience, of course.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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The highlight of this film is Susan Hayward's "Dance of the Single Veil"; and the lowlight is the first meeting between Genghis and his future bride, where the macho Wayne introduces himself to Hayward by ripping off her dress and exposing her breasts not shown to the audience, of course.
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The lowlight was the transformation of political correspondent James Macintyre from interviewer to polemicist.
British Blogs 2009
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The lowlight was the transformation of political correspondent James Macintyre from interviewer to polemicist.
Iain Dale's Diary 2009
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The lowlight was a 19-game losing streak in 2005, and the lowlight of that was when they blew a five-run lead in the ninth when left fielder
SI.com 2009
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