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Things poke their heads in from stage left or stage right; a candlestick slightly too big for its rectangle hunches to one side; countless pairs of bottles and cups and pitchers seem to be shoving at each other like two kids in the back of a minivan.
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Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
One suspect is even seen wielding a candlestick at a suspicious moment.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Traditional items on the table will include two candlesticks signifying light, a mirror representing eternity, nuts and eggs for fertility, and coins for prosperity.
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—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
Boddy then gives each guest a weapon — a candlestick, rope, lead pipe, wrench, revolver and dagger.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
One suspect is even seen wielding a candlestick at a suspicious moment.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Traditional items on the table will include two candlesticks signifying light, a mirror representing eternity, nuts and eggs for fertility, and coins for prosperity.
8.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
Boddy then gives each guest a weapon — a candlestick, rope, lead pipe, wrench, revolver and dagger.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Candlestick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candlestick. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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candlestick
noun
can·dle·stick
-ˌstik 
: a holder with a socket for a candle
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