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brights

British  
/ braɪts /

plural noun

  1. the high beam of the headlights of a motor vehicle

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“During the spring and summer, a lot of customers are looking for the brighter colors, the pastels and the brights,” Durda said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s like you’re driving down the road and you’re looking out through your windshield, and there’s this oncoming car with its brights on,” Tyson says.

From Scientific American

The human eye can see a wider range of brights and shadows than an image sensor, so HDR brings digital images closer to what we actually see.

From The Verge

‘Little Penny’ is a pincushion of a plant, the smallest coreopsis ever — ideal for tucking into pots, where its copper-colored flowers will set off darks or brights.

From Seattle Times

“It’s been tough,” says the chef and co-owner of one of the brights lights in arty Mount Rainier.

From Washington Post