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- noun usually in plural The setting of an automobile's
headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.
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Examples
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No doubt we have made great strides in moving our schools toward more academic rigor -- and my colleagues at the Thomas Fordham Institute have provided a wonderful service to our states by holding a high-beam flashlight on state learning standards.
Peter Meyer: March Madness and a Common Curriculum Peter Meyer 2011
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The old car's making a clicking noise somewhere underneath the high-beam switch and the damn things won't turn on.
Frail Flowers, Sitting Monks Meg Worden 2011
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If you see an animal on the side of the road, slow down, and, when traffic permits, put on your high-beam lights for greater visibility ..
Drivers beware: Deer season is upon us and collisions are up 2010
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No doubt we have made great strides in moving our schools toward more academic rigor -- and my colleagues at the Thomas Fordham Institute have provided a wonderful service to our states by holding a high-beam flashlight on state learning standards.
Peter Meyer: March Madness and a Common Curriculum Peter Meyer 2011
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He materialized somewhere darker than night and instantly produced a high-beam flashlight.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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He materialized somewhere darker than night and instantly produced a high-beam flashlight.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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It penetrates beyond the superficial arguments on the cable news shout-fests and goes deeper than the media's high-beam focus on Washington personalities.
Review of 'The Promise: President Obama, Year One' by Jonathan Alter Matthew Dallek 2010
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Outside the car the desert faded into blackness just beyond the high-beam lights.
Keep Sweet MICHeLe DomInGuez Greene 2010
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The car is equipped with automatic head lamps and high-beam assist.
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Outside the car the desert faded into blackness just beyond the high-beam lights.
Keep Sweet MICHeLe DomInGuez Greene 2010
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