candles

noun

plural of candle
as in lanterns

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Recent Examples of candles The Greek patriarch will light candles and then the flame is passed from one candle to the next. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for candles
  1. lanterns
  2. candelabra
  3. candelabras
  4. chandeliers
  5. headlights
  6. lighthouses
  7. light bulbs
  8. lamps
Noun
  • Hundreds of others were there lighting small squat candles in their cedar-plank lanterns.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s outdoor fall decor runs the gamut from classic pumpkins and colorful wreaths to lanterns, doormats and pieces that lean more neutral than traditional orange and black.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of lanterns
Noun
  • Their ceremony was spare, with only a few urns filled with dusty pink and peach roses, while dinner featured loads of thin white candles set in bronzed candelabra at staggered heights.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The 1900 building, in the campus’ northwestern corner, is one of its jewels — a vaulted room hung with candelabras lit for the campus opening in gold and blue, the school colors.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of candelabra
Noun
  • The 1900 building, in the campus’ northwestern corner, is one of its jewels — a vaulted room hung with candelabras lit for the campus opening in gold and blue, the school colors.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Tall candelabras helped create mood lighting.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of candelabras
Noun
  • The boutique features blue millwork, limestone floors, Murano sconces, custom white oak vitrines and chandeliers.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The earliest ones are filled with clippings that picture grand chandeliers or trophies or urns.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of chandeliers
Noun
  • 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
Definition of headlights
Noun
  • Travelers can watch whales, hike mountain and coastal trails, see historic lighthouses, and visit the 375-million-year-old Percé Rock.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The island is known for its seaweed-eating sheep and lighthouses.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of lighthouses
Noun
  • Here on the southern edge of Indonesia, the stars glow like light bulbs, even on the horizon.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Choose bedside reading light bulbs of warm white, deep amber or red that have low or near-zero effective color temperatures.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of light bulbs
Noun
  • Ahern’s use case — the same lamps migrating from bathside to kitchen counter to summer garden — is the tell.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Her Calla Lily sconces show her mirthful approach, also embodied in her towering egg and pear lamps.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of lamps

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“Candles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candles. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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