as in night
a time or place of little or no light
at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll
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Recent Examples of candlelight
But at that moment, the women were new friends and rejoined the rest of the household to talk with them in the candlelight.
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Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
There’s even a sprawling library that could’ve been pulled from Evermore—just add candlelight and a vintage piano.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
There were also cream and blush floral arrangements, flickering candlelight, and custom portraiture stations.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Kearns’ aunt, Allison Eggleston, was the family’s representative for the candlelight vigil in Watkins Park, chosen for its proximity to the teen’s favorite place to hang out — the skate park nearby.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
There’s even a sprawling library that could’ve been pulled from Evermore—just add candlelight and a vintage piano.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
There were also cream and blush floral arrangements, flickering candlelight, and custom portraiture stations.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Kearns’ aunt, Allison Eggleston, was the family’s representative for the candlelight vigil in Watkins Park, chosen for its proximity to the teen’s favorite place to hang out — the skate park nearby.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candlelight
Noun
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With the big night almost here, here's what to know about the award ceremony and how to watch it.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The crowd takes it all in wearing headphones with green lights, turning the night into a kind of silent disco in a scene straight out of Mad Max.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His dark, calculating gaze takes ahold of me with all the intensity of a bolt of lightning striking me down from above.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Enjoy Local Nightlife For a small town, Bryan is surprisingly happening after dark.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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And while this civil war of sorts bloomed in the shadows in Kentucky, another culture sprung up in broad daylight.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its central glass dome—home to the swimming paradise—glows like a lantern at dusk.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The two halves of the body had been carefully placed, lined up, and posed for public view on Norton Avenue, with its considerable foot traffic from dawn to dusk.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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The darkness not of mystery but of fear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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His beam wavered on a patch of blankness, or the corner of an amp, and then began to roam the stage in desperation, scanning here and scanning there—until, from the darkness, the voice of Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden’s singer, was heard.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The color of Lord’s truck, a deep red-black, came out of an experiment with his painter.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Samsung’s 55-inch S90C OLED TV drops by $1,350, delivering rich colors, deep blacks, and ultra-low input lag that makes gaming and movie nights feel next-level.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The blue sky gave way to the blackness of space about 8 minutes and 4o seconds after leaving the ground.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But the town’s blackness isn’t just about coal—or, for that matter, about the police abuse Shinhye suffers there.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Russian defenses stretched for miles, forcing sapper teams to crawl on their stomachs at twilight to spot and disarm mines under enemy drone surveillance and artillery fire.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Even at age 33, approaching the twilight of his career, Ali was electromagnetic, drawing the crowd to its feet and polarizing its constituents all at once.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Candlelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candlelight. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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