as in night
a time or place of little or no light
at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll
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Recent Examples of candlelight
Friends of Fort Clinch also hosts astronomy and candlelight nights throughout the year.
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Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Some 1,000 people participated at the state Capitol’s annual candlelight vigil to remember the missing, support families and recommit to ending the violence causing such searing pain in California Indian Country.
—James C Ramos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Members of the class of 2026 organized a candlelight vigil to remember the victims on Monday, May 25.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Plans were being made to hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening at Price Chopper, at the site of the shooting.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
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Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Some 1,000 people participated at the state Capitol’s annual candlelight vigil to remember the missing, support families and recommit to ending the violence causing such searing pain in California Indian Country.
—James C Ramos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Members of the class of 2026 organized a candlelight vigil to remember the victims on Monday, May 25.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Plans were being made to hold a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening at Price Chopper, at the site of the shooting.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candlelight
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Angel Reese starred again for the Dream on Thursday night in Indianapolis, tallying her 10th double-double of the season in a 108-101 win over the Fever.—
AJC Sports,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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McKenna's death gained national attention after her disappearance in the middle of the night set off a frantic search for the teenager.—
Angela George,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Bonus points for weather nice enough to stay outside after dark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Get Spooky With the Haunts of Mackinac One of the best ways to learn about the island’s history is to explore it after dark.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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As a result, MSV now lives on in the shadows.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Aerial video of the blaze showed smoke billowing from numerous beachside buildings, with large gray plumes of smoke casting dark shadows on the beach's turquoise waters.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Other actions to reduce risk include avoiding exposure during peak feeding times at dusk and dawn, wearing long sleeves and pants to prevent mosquito bites, and draining standing water in yards and gardens to minimize breeding areas.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The day eases toward dusk in warm, unhurried tones.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
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In the midst of this darkness, Obama’s tower rises, not to represent a perfect man or president (there is no such thing), but to represent a Platonic ideal of what America can and should be.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Keeping Americans in the darkness about the parts of our history that include systemic racism not only perpetuates ignorance, but is a moral failure.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
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Her eyes were blue, and her robe was astral black.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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Her hair, once again, was styled in a beautiful updo that gains volume at the back, while her lashes are coated in a rich, deep black.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
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Hawthorne mostly succeeds at keeping the blackness in check in this foray into YA.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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From individual missions to tours aboard the ISS, video games have featured surprisingly often in the inky blackness of space.—
William Worrall,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
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Darkness is now at a premium, with extended twilight lingering well into the night and returning early in the morning, but the moon is back in the evening sky.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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Neymar is also deep into the twilight of his career.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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“Candlelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candlelight. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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