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Yes, menorahs, the candelabrums that hold the candles lit during Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights which ends Dec. 22.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
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
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
George Plimpton, taking the candelabrum on the move, like a one-hand pass, and carrying it on to .. .
—Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
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
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
George Plimpton, taking the candelabrum on the move, like a one-hand pass, and carrying it on to .. .
—Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candelabrum
Noun
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Light a candelabra, put on some face paint, hire that creepy choir—or at least rent a keyboard to sound like one.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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There’s a stand of candelabra aloes sporting brilliant orange stalks of flowers in the front.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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And a small memorial on the sidewalk includes a vase of flowers, a candle, and a Teddy Bear with a heart nose.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Can the dunkers rediscover the creativity that compelled Blake Griffin to jump over a car, Gerald Green to blow out a cupcake candle on the rim, Dwight Howard to put on a cape and Vince Carter to stick his whole arm in the hoop?—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Several factors contribute to this, including inadequate lighting, varying indoor temperatures, and plants outgrowing their pots.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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Everyone looks better inside them—white cubes and fluorescent lighting tend to make people resemble the living dead.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2026
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In San Francisco, Chinatown glows with lanterns, pop‑up performances, and bustling markets as the city builds toward its iconic Chinese New Year Parade on March 7 — one of the largest outside Asia.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Colorful lanterns, in different shapes and sizes, dangle from children’s hands and adorn homes.—
Mariam Fam,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ceilings feature a huge gold circular cut-out in lieu of a chandelier that gives the rooms a space age feel.—
Ann Lee,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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In the main foyer, crystal chandeliers twinkle with the reflection of a nine-foot-tall Christmas tree.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Finally, the light bulb went off.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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There was a metal cot, a coal-burning stove and a bare light bulb hanging from the ceiling.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Semioshkina stepped onto the stage with a flashlight, followed by others holding flashlights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Travel + Leisure said that the lighthouses on Block Island are visual treats to behold.—
Rin Velasco,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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The course is dotted with palm trees, papyrus, a lighthouse, a koi pond, and some seriously big pink flamingoes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Candelabrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candelabrum. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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