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candelabrum

noun

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Recent Examples of candelabrum Three objects—a sculpture each by Hiram Powers and Bessie Potter Vonnoh and a candelabrum by Andrew Ellicott Warner—will be added to the galleries. — Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026 On Sunday night, the final Hanukkah candle was lit on menorahs around Orange County, illuminating the candelabrum in its full splendor of eight lights. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025 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. — CNN Money, 21 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 See All Example Sentences for candelabrum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candelabrum
  1. candelabra
  2. candle
  3. lighting
  4. lantern
  5. chandelier
  6. light bulb
  7. flashlight
  8. lighthouse
Noun
  • Their ceremony was spare, with only a few urns filled with dusty pink and peach roses, while dinner featured loads of thin white candles set in bronzed candelabra at staggered heights.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The 1900 building, in the campus’ northwestern corner, is one of its jewels — a vaulted room hung with candelabras lit for the campus opening in gold and blue, the school colors.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of candelabra
Noun
  • Thanks to its premium plant-wax blend and 100 percent natural-fiber wick, the best-selling candle burns cleanly and evenly for up to 150 hours.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The 6-inch light features a gold-tone frame, dangling crystal-like accents, and candle-style LEDs that deliver either a steady glow or a flickering-flame mode that mimics real candlelight for a vintage-glam look.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of candle
Noun
  • With dark wood and moody lighting, this is an excellent date-night spot.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The headlamps are a stark departure from previous Bentley lighting elements too.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of lighting
Noun
  • This year’s outdoor fall decor runs the gamut from classic pumpkins and colorful wreaths to lanterns, doormats and pieces that lean more neutral than traditional orange and black.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Suzuki commissioned the 3,921-pound Kasuga-style lantern, which arrived in five pieces in late 1965 and became the centerpiece of a garden that also featured a small wooden bridge and a collection of rocks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of lantern
Noun
  • During his own visit to Beijing in May, Xi hosted Trump for a state dinner that unfolded beneath grand chandeliers in the Great Hall of the People.
    — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Each chandelier is masked with multiple layers of cooling cylinders that cool the system down to -273 degrees Celsius, or nearly -460 Fahrenheit, according to principal quantum hardware theorist Edward Chen.
    — Pera Onal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of chandelier
Noun
  • Titans of Innovation Roundtable Billy Parks, head of FOX creator studios, had a light bulb moment 15 years ago while working with AT&T.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Here on the southern edge of Indonesia, the stars glow like light bulbs, even on the horizon.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of light bulb
Noun
  • Sure, your smartphone would still be your notepad-flashlight-camera-personal assistant-MP3 player-wallet-social media browser.
    — Cara Giovanetti, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In video released by authorities, the deputy first tried to get the man out through the driver's side window by breaking it with his flashlight.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of flashlight
Noun
  • In addition to this some young neutron stars, known as pulsars, spin as rapidly as 700 times per second while also blasting twin beams of radiation that sweep across the cosmos like beams of light from a cosmic lighthouse.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Lengkuas Island, with its 19th-century Dutch lighthouse, also attracts picnickers, but beneath the waves, the view is even better.
    — Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of lighthouse

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