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
Cut by hand, often by candlelight in the early days, the diamonds may have visible imperfections in their preparation, but the results often are described by designers as softer, more romantic stones.
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Jill Newman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Set up a candlelight picnic or a cook a romantic dinner at home
Use brown paper or compostable wrapping paper for your gifts.
—Martha Shade, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
At my university, University of Southern California, a multi-ethnic ecumenical cohort held candlelight vigils, teach-ins, and rallies demanding an end to the slaughter.
—Sandy Tolan, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
In the week since Victor was shot, community members have held protests calling for police accountability and a candlelight vigil outside the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello to mourn the teenage boy.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jill Newman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Set up a candlelight picnic or a cook a romantic dinner at home
Use brown paper or compostable wrapping paper for your gifts.
—Martha Shade, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
At my university, University of Southern California, a multi-ethnic ecumenical cohort held candlelight vigils, teach-ins, and rallies demanding an end to the slaughter.
—Sandy Tolan, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
In the week since Victor was shot, community members have held protests calling for police accountability and a candlelight vigil outside the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello to mourn the teenage boy.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candlelight
Noun
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The Friday night menu features a choice from two main courses and dessert, packed and ready to go.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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In addition to planning for the right time, catching a view of the galaxy — and its shimmering band of stars stretched across the night sky – may require a bit of strategy.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Also, swimming alone after dark can end in tragedy.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Maryland Stadium Authority taking on more fiscal responsibility at Pimlico Race Course ‘Hands tied’: Athletes left in dark as NCAA settlement leaves murky future for non-revenue sports Justify doing it in 2018 to give the sport a pair of Triple Crown champions in four years quieted that talk.—
Stephen Whyno,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2025
Noun
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That striking setting is first seen at dusk in a sequence whose fusion of poetry, tradition, kinship and omen sets the mood for what follows, as does the plangent lyricism of the (uncredited) score’s oud.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The post included photos of the actress stepping into a turquoise ocean and looking off into the sunset, as well as glimpses of Theroux, first walking down a garden pathway at dusk and then spending time in a hot tub.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Those teams played in the Lions Tournament and tied when the game was called on account of darkness.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2025
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That makes aurora possible in the hours of darkness in timezones throughout North America.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.—
Meg Donohue,
Town & Country,
31 Jan. 2023
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
Noun
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The 40-second clip shows the Kuiper satellites separating from their launch vehicle in the blackness of space following liftoff Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
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After a surge of spring storms, Mr. Jacobs descended into freezing blackness for the third time in late February.—
Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But not just because of its stunning cast: set in the twilight of the Gilded Age, when a murder strikes the estate of an eccentric and failing tycoon, that era’s biggest celebrities make an appearance as well.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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For some inside the Capitol, Kehoe’s involvement in the twilight of the legislative session poses a big test of the new governor’s political clout after spending years as a prominent Jefferson City businessman.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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Connections is released at midnight in your time zone.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Premiere Date, Episode Release Schedule Overcompensating premieres Friday, May 15, at midnight PT/3 a.m.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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“Candlelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candlelight. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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