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Meanings of lighter in English
Usage of lighter in English
1
Regulation was far lighter in the years preceding the world's financial crisis.
2
This was a wonderful opportunity to change the subject to lighter issues.
3
The leader is a dark-brown stallion; the mares are lighter in colour.
4
The lighter your skin, the lower you were in the social scale.
5
Despite all these concerns, he felt increasingly lighter as the days passed.
6
French forces in the Ivory Coast conflict are using lighter armoured vehicles.
7
I knew the minute it happened; she grew lighter in my arms.
8
Frannie went home feeling lighter at heart than she had for weeks.
9
It made the light-hearted lighter in heart, the light-minded heavy in soul.
10
Polyphony was used less; melodies were more song-like; the accompaniments were lighter.
11
They left her feeling they were better people, lighter in some way.
12
On the API scale, the higher the number the lighter the oil.
13
She felt lighter in spirit than she had in the last year.
14
The slimline design is also expected to result in a lighter device.
15
Lower temperatures meant lighter, piney colors; higher temperatures led to darker hues.
16
The potential for lighter regulation added to his enthusiasm for the sector.
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Lighter through the time
Lighter across language varieties
South Africa
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United States of America
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Australia
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