gaslit
Americanadjective
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having illumination provided by burning gas.
gaslit streets.
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of or resembling a time, especially the 1890s, when gaslight was widely used.
the gaslit era.
Etymology
Origin of gaslit
Example Sentences
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“And that they’ve been gaslit into thinking that they’re stagnant when they actually just know who they are,” says Stewart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But worse than the price hikes is the unsettling feeling that consumers are being gaslit by tech giants paying lip service to the gaming community while delaying product releases or peddling AI-generated “slop.”
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
"I felt like I was gaslit," Hanya says, "like all of these things were made up. Like none of it was true."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
It’s bad enough that the public is being gaslit about an ongoing measles outbreak that has so far spread across 25 states, infecting more than 700 people, with more than 540 in Texas alone.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025
Booth was a creature of the city and its fancy hotel lobbies, saloons, oyster bars, and gaslit shadows.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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