as in candles
a device that provides light and that usually has a glass covering and can be carried by a handle
carried a lantern to the barn
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Recent Examples of lanterns
Akın Balık Akın Balık, a seemingly ramshackle restaurant, comes alive at night, glittering with strings of lights and lanterns.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s also a replica of the Florida Everglades, The Treewalk Village, a playground and a holiday season visual show, Luminosa, where lanterns light 13 acres amid live music, food and cultural offerings.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The voyage ends with a multitude of lanterns above the Paris skyline, as a mother and child look on from the Pont Neuf, the historic bridge located next to Vuitton’s headquarters.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Crossbars on the poles carry dozens of candlelit paper lanterns.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Use planters, string lights, lanterns, and pillows to add extra color and texture to your relaxing outdoor space.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Thomas hid wires from the hanging lanterns by opening up the suspension rope and feeding the electrical line through it, then closing the rope again.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Family and friends honor Sessions’ by gathering on a beach to light lanterns on the anniversary of his death.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The transparent glass shapes create elegant light paths when your tree is lit, while the opaque white designs mimic paper lanterns.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
There’s also a replica of the Florida Everglades, The Treewalk Village, a playground and a holiday season visual show, Luminosa, where lanterns light 13 acres amid live music, food and cultural offerings.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The voyage ends with a multitude of lanterns above the Paris skyline, as a mother and child look on from the Pont Neuf, the historic bridge located next to Vuitton’s headquarters.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Crossbars on the poles carry dozens of candlelit paper lanterns.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Use planters, string lights, lanterns, and pillows to add extra color and texture to your relaxing outdoor space.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Thomas hid wires from the hanging lanterns by opening up the suspension rope and feeding the electrical line through it, then closing the rope again.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Family and friends honor Sessions’ by gathering on a beach to light lanterns on the anniversary of his death.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The transparent glass shapes create elegant light paths when your tree is lit, while the opaque white designs mimic paper lanterns.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lanterns
lamps
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Solar Power to the Amazonian People Many riverside communities throughout the Amazon basin lack access to electricity and often depend on polluting kerosene lamps and diesel generators for light and power.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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In this space, a light color palette that reflects sea and sky is incorporated in the furniture, porcelain lamps, drapes, and area rug.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Lanterns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lanterns. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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