candelabrum

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Recent Examples of candelabrum 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 Galbraith, dancing through the crowd holding a silver candelabrum. . . . Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for candelabrum
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Noun
  • Tall candelabras helped create mood lighting.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The candelabra, made from alpaca metal (also known as nickel silver), embraces visible marks of welding and heat treatment, creating oil slick-like effects.
    Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Always unplug electric candle warmers, space heaters, and similar devices when not in use to avoid fire hazards.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
  • These misshapen and withered figurines—a teddy bear with a candle and a turkey in pointed shoes—looked over at the photos from low plinths in one corner of the gallery.
    Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • At Eau Bar during early sunset, spring for a poolside lounger to catch a soul-stirring ceremony of bodu beru drummers walking the edge of a circular infinity pool, torch-lighting a fire ring backed by a fading horizon.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • In July 2025, Hurley revealed another one of her tricks for taking the best bikini photos, emphasizing that lighting was key.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Beneath an old wood ceiling is a fireplace and, just beyond, a replica of the lantern that guided Paul Revere when alerting the revolutionary militia that the British were arriving.
    Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
  • The image of James’s paper lantern, let go and floating up into the night sky like a second moon, augurs his eventual fleeing from his family.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Park Lounge knows how to make an entrance, with a sweeping staircase, crystal chandeliers, and a baby grand piano that is played in the evenings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Then head inside on the second floor rotunda to see the marvelous California history mural and the breathtaking globe chandelier.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Not every world-changing invention arrives with the fame of the light bulb or the airplane.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
  • Keep Light Bulbs From Sticking Outdoor light bulbs can have a knack for sticking in the socket after long periods of time, leaving you with the task of trying to unscrew a stubborn bulb without breaking the glass.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Had a lot of fun behind the scenes with this flashlight (above)!
    Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
  • Early in 2025, YSmart embarked on a Kickstarter campaign for a versatile micro-flashlight called the Bullet2.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Susan Tamulevich, executive director of the New London Maritime Society, will share stories relating to the histories of the three lighthouses.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
  • The list of candidates was revealed in the lighthouse and in the cave, where their names were written with corresponding numbers that recurred throughout the series (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42).
    Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026

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“Candelabrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candelabrum. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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