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
Your feel-good place may be in higher elevation, cozy among leather and wool textiles, candlelight, and a roaring fire.
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Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
In the Czech Republic, a candlelight march is planned for the evening in Terezin at the site of the former Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt.
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The evening darkness becomes an excuse to eat dinner by candlelight and snuggle up with a book.
—Kari Leibowitz, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Successful Aging Solutions & Community Consulting is hosting a candlelight luncheon and a cash bingo date night, with $1,500 in cash prizes.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
In the Czech Republic, a candlelight march is planned for the evening in Terezin at the site of the former Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt.
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The evening darkness becomes an excuse to eat dinner by candlelight and snuggle up with a book.
—Kari Leibowitz, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Successful Aging Solutions & Community Consulting is hosting a candlelight luncheon and a cash bingo date night, with $1,500 in cash prizes.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candlelight
Noun
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Firefighters also worked through the night to put out fires in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, where two people were injured, officials said.—
AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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An explosion was reported at a metal fabricating plant on Thursday night in Pennsylvania, according to officials.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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For pure spectacle, Mardi Gras World reveals how the city’s legendary floats come alive; Vue Orleans delivers 360-degree views and smart interactive storytelling; and New Orleans Secrets tours takes you inside haunted buildings after dark for a paranormal experience with real atmospheric bite.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Life’s basic chemistry may start not in warm ponds on young planets but in the icy dark between the stars.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The changes also allowed Mingo to step out of the shadows cast by André DeShields and Richard Pryor, who played the Wiz in the original Broadway show and 1978 movie adaptation, and make the role his own.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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In it, prisoners trapped inside a cave perceive the world only through shadows cast by outside objects.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some planets — like Venus and Mercury — are inherently difficult to spot due to their tight orbit around our parent star, which keeps them low on the horizon around dawn or dusk.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Unlike some of Dubai’s city centre skyscrapers, where rooms are hermetically sealed within glass and steel, every accommodation comes with its own spacious balcony for lounging and gazing at the sun setting over the sea or the city lighting up at dusk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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The bright blue bioluminescence visible to nighttime visitors is even more dramatic against the darkness during a new moon.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Wang specializes in balancing tragedy with mirth (see her award-winning film The Farewell), though Expats plunges deeper into grief and darkness.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ariana Grande stunned in a dramatic black Vivienne Westwood Couture ball gown that featured draping velvet straps tied in bows at the shoulders.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Grab it in olive green, creamy white, or classic black.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Passengers get to see Earth against the blackness of space and experience a few minutes of weightlessness.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 Dec. 2025
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The thrill of pushing the pace on terrain that remained shrouded in blackness until illuminated two seconds before our wheels were suddenly navigating its rocks and cliffs and cactus pushed all else from the mental spotlight.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Talton described sitting in a wheelchair outside the hospital, watching the downtown Phoenix skyline at twilight.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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During totality, temperatures drop, and the daytime sky turns twilight-blue.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Candlelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candlelight. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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