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Recent Examples of candle
These aren’t just candles—they’re sensory essays, literary therapy, portals to another time.
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Martine Thompson, Essence, 5 June 2025
Amendment On June 14, Trump’s birthday cake will have at least one candle.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Lazard popped the question on a beach in Montauk, N.Y., getting down on one knee in a sandy pathway created using candles and white bouquets.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 May 2025
Continually high interest rates and economic uncertainty are further diminishing consumer interest in non-essential products such as fragrances and candles.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Martine Thompson, Essence, 5 June 2025
Amendment On June 14, Trump’s birthday cake will have at least one candle.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Lazard popped the question on a beach in Montauk, N.Y., getting down on one knee in a sandy pathway created using candles and white bouquets.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 May 2025
Continually high interest rates and economic uncertainty are further diminishing consumer interest in non-essential products such as fragrances and candles.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candle
Noun
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Droves of shoppers are fans of the luxurious, durable lantern and have purchased multiple to frame doorways, sliding doors, and garages.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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There’s a powerful 3200-lumen LED flashlight that doubles as a lantern and an 8-Hz strobe light to ward off potential danger in the wild and seek help.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The private pilot’s license does qualify Bedford to fly several types of planes in various weather and lighting conditions, Politico noted.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
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Most of his meetings with the press involve cameras and lighting equipment.—
Natalie Meade,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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The bureau also invites the public to provide anonymous tip-offs via its National Stolen Art File, a database containing thousands of missing paintings, sculptures and artifacts with cultural value, from candelabras to ceramics.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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From the candelabras to the pieces of furniture, Visconti’s collections are distinguished by cast-bronze and by furniture and objects that take their inspiration from organic forms and are sometimes even sculpted with pieces the designer herself collects in nature.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The dim shake of her flashlight on the wall, the creak of the floor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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There’s a powerful 3200-lumen LED flashlight that doubles as a lantern and an 8-Hz strobe light to ward off potential danger in the wild and seek help.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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The Jewish Festival of Lights, observed for eight days and coinciding with Christmas Day this year, includes the lighting of candles on a nine-branched candelabrum called a menorah and eating traditional foods, such as latkes.—
Marianne Mather,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Dec. 2024
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By creating casts of the negative spaces left behind, archaeologists were able to reconstruct the furniture inside the room: a wooden bed, a stool, a chest, a bronze candelabrum and a table that once held bronze, glass and ceramic objects.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Take a stroll to the Edgartown Harbor Light, a working beacon that’s one of five lighthouses on the island, or relax at one of several local beaches.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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And while the Noah x Timex collaborations have drawn inspiration from iconic luxury timepieces like Cartier and Patek Philippe, the watches stand on their own with unique touches — like the latest lighthouse — that act as a breath of fresh air in the watch space.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Some of the bike's other features include fully internal cable routing; a complete LED lighting system with turn indicators and a 1,120-lumen headlight; plus a motorcycle-grade electric horn.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
12 June 2025
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Turn on headlights so that workers and other drivers can see you.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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The hotel offers a variety of chic rooms featuring elegant vintage decor, including velvet headboards, chandeliers above the beds, and floral drapes and couches.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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While her eyes appear out of focus, a mirror behind the bar reveals the scene in her field of view: dozens of customers packed into a dense, sociable clump beneath glowing chandeliers.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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“Candle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candle. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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