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His father, Mohamed Fateh al Ahmed, was invited to light a candle on the Jewish candelabrum known as a menorah on the final night of Hannukah.
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CNN Money,
21 Dec. 2025
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.
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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.
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Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Aug. 2024
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CNN Money,
21 Dec. 2025
Yes, menorahs, the candelabrums that hold the candles lit during Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights which ends Dec. 22.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candelabrum
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Tables were set with ornate china, colored crystal glasses, silver candelabra, antique tureens, and monumental centerpieces.
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Tall candelabras helped create mood lighting.
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The fix is to lean on subtle cues, dry surfaces, fresh air and low humidity, and let the absence of competing smells do the work that a candle was never really doing.
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Made with a premium plant wax blend and a natural-fiber wick, this candle delivers a strong fragrance that keeps your home smelling fresh for up to 150 hours.
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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.
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Denmark, which marked new temperature records on Saturday, recorded 1,156 lighting strikes by Sunday morning, according to public broadcaster DR.
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Disappearing Japandi slats and minimal, low-to-the-ground frames were the prevailing bedroom fixtures, with an almost prescriptive adherence to the same overall look—white percale sheets, Noguchi lanterns, and midcentury alarm clocks.
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Visit several rooms within the caves on the hour-long Parachute Shield Tour (2026 dates not announced) or book the 30-minute Gothic Palace Lantern Tour, where participants carry lanterns—the only light source.
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It is adorned with leather armchairs by Oscar Niemeyer, vintage carpets, a midcentury Kalmar glass chandelier, mirrors by Gio Ponti, and a red desk by Carlo Scarpa, resulting in a warm, cozy feel throughout.
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The dining room features more shadowboxing under a chair rail, has crown molding, and another beautiful Schonbek chandelier centered on a decorative ceiling medallion.
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One of his two wins came in the Pennsylvania Derby last year and his fans thought the light bulb had come on for good.
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No more waiting for the light bulb to turn on.
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Using a drum stick that the women had in their car and his own flashlight, Jackson was able to pry the kitten from behind the engine lift it to safety.
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Rinderknecht then used his phone flashlight to walk up a trail to a small clearing at the top of the hill called Hidden Buddha.
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Postcard of the Nubble and its lighthouse, York, Maine, 1904.
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From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.
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