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
Maybe have a candlelight vigil.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
The mood this year is expected to be more somber and low key than is typical, with the addition of a candlelight vigil to honor lives lost.
—Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
After the polls closed in the evening, Anna tallied up the votes by candlelight, jotting hash marks on paper with a pencil to keep track of the numbers.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
After dozens of complaints filed against an unruly neighbor over the course of eight years resulted in fatal gunfire, Northland residents showed their support for the Maple Woods Estates neighborhood by placing flowers at a small memorial and wearing Chiefs gear at a candlelight vigil.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
The mood this year is expected to be more somber and low key than is typical, with the addition of a candlelight vigil to honor lives lost.
—Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
After the polls closed in the evening, Anna tallied up the votes by candlelight, jotting hash marks on paper with a pencil to keep track of the numbers.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
After dozens of complaints filed against an unruly neighbor over the course of eight years resulted in fatal gunfire, Northland residents showed their support for the Maple Woods Estates neighborhood by placing flowers at a small memorial and wearing Chiefs gear at a candlelight vigil.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candlelight
Noun
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Voikietaitis' dominance was a theme all night as the sophomore center from Lithuania grabbed as many rebounds (11) as the Cougars had as a team in the first half.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Looking back at the Chelsea win offers multiple reminders of how well the strikers collaborated with the rest of the team that night.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each hole has flashing barriers down the sides, and it’s all surrounded by glow-in-dark figures and video screens as music blares.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Many national parks and attractions are developing after-dark programming that extends the visitor experience beyond daylight hours.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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After the crew answers a distress signal and brings an alien life form back with them, their vessel becomes a trap, its corridors narrowing as the creature moves through the shadows.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The love described is classical in tone, so tragically all-consuming and full of shadows that to listen on an iPhone seems almost profane.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene The Cape sits on a bluff above Monuments Beach, the local surf break that draws board-toting regulars from dawn to dusk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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Just as dusk turns to night, Hoot the bloodhound picks up a scent.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The spice is one of seven items placed on the table for Nowruz, and represents dawn pushing out darkness, and the triumph of good over evil.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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On this day, the sun crosses the celestial equator, resulting in nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness across the globe.—
Vytas Reid,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Overnight, the smoke coiled upward and gave way to acid rain that stained the city black.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Raúl and the men dressed in ghoulish black tempted him with alcohol.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The film's opening two minutes play out in complete blackness, a picture-less overture showcasing legendary James Bond composer John Barry's majestic score.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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With the streets in pitch blackness, some neighbors said their cameras don't capture much more than the immediate surroundings of their home.—
Clara Migoya,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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That flashback thread unfolds against the twilight of British colonial rule, as the impending disbanding of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force’s Special Branch collides with the kidnapping of a prominent business tycoon, triggering a dangerous internal power struggle.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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This coming Friday evening, the first evening of spring, there’ll be a nice conjunction between the new crescent and the bright planet Venus in the low western sky during evening twilight.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Candlelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candlelight. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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