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The ultimate home accessory, a good luxury candle creates beautiful ambient light, looks great on display, and—when scented—leaves a subtle trail of fragrance that can transform a room into a cozy sanctuary in minutes.
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
About Coach Prime lighting the candle for the climb out of obscurity.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Candle Warmer Lamp Set the mood with an elegant and unexpected candle-warming lamp.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2025
Yankee candle has dozens of three-wick candles on sale to emit a strong fragrance and create an even burn.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
About Coach Prime lighting the candle for the climb out of obscurity.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Candle Warmer Lamp Set the mood with an elegant and unexpected candle-warming lamp.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2025
Yankee candle has dozens of three-wick candles on sale to emit a strong fragrance and create an even burn.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candle
Noun
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The church will also distribute water purification tablets and storage containers, pots and cooking utensils, sheets and blankets, solar lanterns for lighting during outages and other essentials.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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When connected, PlayStix can function as a hanger, able to hold small items such as cups, utensils, lanterns, or headlamps – which is surprisingly useful while traveling or outdoors without dedicated gadgets for this.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Jan. 2026
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This time around, the company added 15 percent larger cabin windows for the jet’s 12 passengers to enjoy, as well as an advanced acoustic system for quieter flights, customizable interiors, and wireless control of lighting, temperature, and more onboard.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
7 Jan. 2026
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Khondji looked at boxing films and paintings, including the work of George Bellows, to figure out the lighting system for the matches.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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At maturity, the candelabra tree (Euphorbia ingens) displays a perfectly symmetrical dome, at 20 feet, of upright candelabrum branches.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
20 Dec. 2025
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One woman turned her menorah into a seven-candle candelabra for Kwanzaa.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There's a 110-dB speaker with K-class amplifier included as well, and a 160-lumen flashlight feature that's also reckoned good for a 50-meter beam range.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ancient petroglyphs of human figures and cryptic symbols thought to have been scrawled by the Taino, the islands’ pre-Columbian inhabitants, appeared under our flashlight beams.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Bondi victims will be commemorated with one minute of silence at 11 p.m. on Wednesday when four images of a Jewish candelabrum known as a menorah will be projected on the bridge's pylons, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Dec. 2025
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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
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For Macon, the lighthouses were more than navigational aids.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Still, leaving property for an excursion to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park—home to a mile-long beach, South Florida’s oldest lighthouse, and extensive walking and biking trails—is a must, especially for first-timers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Readers have also recommended Turtle Wax headlight restoration kits.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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Immediately after the Honda shifts from reverse into drive and begins to move ahead, that agent at the front of the vehicle, standing near the driver’s side headlight, pulls out a gun and aims at the driver.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Don Camillo, Syracuse This Syracuse institution, right in the heart of Ortigia’s maze of buttermilk antiquity, is an elegant old-timer, with bags of vaulted ceiling and wrought iron chandelier character.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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There are three smaller chandeliers that measure 36 inches and feature over 4000 crystals each.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Candle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candle. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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