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Recent Examples of candle
She’s made up her face to look like a skull and holds a candle under her chin.
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Each calendar includes a mix of classics and more interesting festive blends far removed from the stereotypical holiday flavors that so easily stray into Bath and Body Works scented candle territory.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
The leaves are turning, the air is crisp and your living room probably smells like a cinnamon candle with something baking in the distance.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The black-flame candle has officially been lit—IYK, YK—awakening the city's spirit with a theme honoring the Big Apple itself.
—Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Each calendar includes a mix of classics and more interesting festive blends far removed from the stereotypical holiday flavors that so easily stray into Bath and Body Works scented candle territory.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
The leaves are turning, the air is crisp and your living room probably smells like a cinnamon candle with something baking in the distance.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The black-flame candle has officially been lit—IYK, YK—awakening the city's spirit with a theme honoring the Big Apple itself.
—Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candle
Noun
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Thomas hid wires from the hanging lanterns by opening up the suspension rope and feeding the electrical line through it, then closing the rope again.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Family and friends honor Sessions’ by gathering on a beach to light lanterns on the anniversary of his death.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The aesthetic is defined by deep red and forest green tartans, warm lighting, elevated accents, and sophisticated dinnerware that evokes classic holiday charm with a polished Americana flair.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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The residence’s cosmopolitan glamour, courtesy of the French interior designer Jean-Louis Deniot, showcases custom millwork, an array of rare marbles, and artful modern lighting.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Set in a Wednesday-esque room, complete with moody lighting and adorned with props including dead roses, a gold candelabra, a black violin and faux poison, Gaga and Zeta-Jones sit behind a table and whisper into a microphone, aiming to help viewers relax.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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But some visitors go to more extremes: your average home game tailgate probably doesn’t feature people in evening gowns and tuxedos sipping champagne while seated at tables laid with a full dinner service and candelabra.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The deputy turned on his emergency lights, then crossed the cable dividers in the median on foot and used his flashlight to try and get the driver’s attention.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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And while the other stuff — the hallucinations, strange noises, the eerie soundscape — might frighten from time to time, Alma is what’s truly scary, forcing players to perpetually keep their flashlight on and doublechecking every corner.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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This North Carolina coastal village, known for its beautiful beaches and the tallest brick lighthouse in North America—the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse—is now being threatened by extreme weather.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another recall in October affected more than 63,000 vehicles due to excessively bright headlights that risked blinding other drivers.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to the recall report, this is because there could be missing headlight adjustment prevention caps, which would, in turn, cause them not to be adjusted correctly.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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According to the book, the couple had gotten into a shouting match, with Scorsese throwing a glass of red wine across at the room at Minnelli, which smashed on a chandelier.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Terrible what happened to him in terms of opera and with regard to being burned by chandelier.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Candle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candle. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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