Thesaurus results for LIGHTINGS

lightings

noun

plural of lighting

as in candles

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Recent Examples of lightings The first winters after the Accords also brought public menorah lightings for Hanukkah, with Emiratis proudly standing by, and sometimes lighting the candles, with Jewish community leaders. — Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025

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Noun

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

Definition of candles

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

Here, The Associated Press takes the opposite approach and spotlights some thoughts from leaders who might have not captured the headlines and airtime on Saturday, the fifth day of the 2026 General Debate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Photos published on Instagram by Darrin Dressler show spotlights turned to the sky, extending the height of the 217-foot tower.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of spotlights

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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

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

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