Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candles
Noun
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Marigolds, cascading drapes, and glowing lanterns form a festive canopy of red and gold, blending traditional Indian motifs with the brand’s signature modern aesthetic.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Follow the flickering jack-o-lanterns to The Meadow for games, music and seasonal food and drink around the firepits.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In February, a man jumped onto the altar and brought down six candelabras, the Catholic News Agency reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Candleholders and candelabras instantly create ambient lighting that will warm up your home during the dark evenings.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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In February, a man jumped onto the altar and brought down six candelabras, the Catholic News Agency reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Candleholders and candelabras instantly create ambient lighting that will warm up your home during the dark evenings.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The ballroom is slated to feature gold chandeliers, coffered ceilings and an expansive floor space, flanked by Greek columns and massive arched windows.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Select penthouses also feature cascading string chandeliers, foosball tables, and private Peloton gyms overlooking the Strip.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With two functioning lighthouses, hiking trails, a camping park and stunning beach views, Long Beach Peninsula is a true coastal treasure.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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That Stevenson had proposed a new method of producing intermittent light in lighthouses.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chatbots are our light bulbs—useful, visible, but shallow.—
Rob Thomas,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Then in 1881, at a great exhibition on electricity in Paris, Edison and several other inventors demonstrated their light bulbs.—
Ernest Freeberg,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Elements such as lamps, wood paneling and tableware from 1925 are displayed alongside their contemporary counterparts.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The next day, devotees decorate using clay lamps, candles and other lights, drawing colorful patterns of flowers, powder, rice or sand on the floor, which is an artistic practice called rangoli that's meant to bring good luck.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Candles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candles. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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