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Recent Examples of candle
Dim the overhead lights, use a candle or low amber light, leave your phone out of the bathroom and spend 15 to 20 minutes in warm water about 60 to 90 minutes before bed.
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
Right Dim overhead lights or use a candle, leave your phone outside the bathroom and spend 15 to 20 minutes in warm water.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The glass is beverage-quality and reusable when the candle is done.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Use our crepe paper flower how-to for paper ones, or make a beautiful blooming branch from candle wax.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
Right Dim overhead lights or use a candle, leave your phone outside the bathroom and spend 15 to 20 minutes in warm water.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The glass is beverage-quality and reusable when the candle is done.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Use our crepe paper flower how-to for paper ones, or make a beautiful blooming branch from candle wax.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candle
Noun
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Two similar blazes occurred in 2017, both caused by falling paper sky lanterns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The vibe is romantic and historic but not stuffy, with a design scheme that integrates elements of Japanese design into its bedrooms with floor beds, paper lanterns, and minimalist details.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Poor lighting – especially at night – can make the results of colorimetric tests difficult to interpret, Walsh said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Stucchi recommends in-paver LEDs, low bollards, or recessed path lighting to give your driveway a welcoming glow.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The en suite bedroom has two windows, a private entrance, and a modern candelabra-style chandelier.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
23 Mar. 2026
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Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 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,
1 Apr. 2026
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Grafe, police say, beat his mother and father — Rachel and her husband, Herbert Grafe — with a flashlight over money disputes.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The town is known for its 1828 lighthouse, fishing industry, and fresh seafood.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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After a four-year restoration, the lighthouse reopened to the public in 1970 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Your left controls are for the headlight – which is massive, but not particularly bright at 250 lumens, a horn, and your PAS.—
Joe Salas
April 07,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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Police in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, said that law enforcement pulled him over for speeding, having a broken headlight and expired registration.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No longer dangling high above audience members, one of the most famous chandeliers in theater history now shimmers just inches from audience members.—
Abraham Swee,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Above, suspended from standing hangers, hung a series of glass chandeliers by Central House.—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Candle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candle. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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