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Recent Examples of sconce
String fairy lights along the railing, line your steps with lanterns filled with faux candles or add wall sconces beside the door.
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Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Refresh Light Fixtures Whether a chandelier, a lantern, a porch light, sconce, pendant, or disco ball, Windex can make any glass light fixture sparkle.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
More than 700 Murano glass chandeliers and wall sconces are alight once again inside the luxurious halls of Venice’s Hotel Gabrielli.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Still, there’s nothing more Hamptons than a sconce like Pooky’s Drake Cordless Wall Fitting.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Refresh Light Fixtures Whether a chandelier, a lantern, a porch light, sconce, pendant, or disco ball, Windex can make any glass light fixture sparkle.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
More than 700 Murano glass chandeliers and wall sconces are alight once again inside the luxurious halls of Venice’s Hotel Gabrielli.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Still, there’s nothing more Hamptons than a sconce like Pooky’s Drake Cordless Wall Fitting.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sconce
Noun
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Today, that can mean a stair railing sculpted from cast bronze or a chandelier made of 450 shards of selenite (both, by the way, are Henault commissions).—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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From tiny candy chandeliers to elaborate village scenes, no two challenges are the same.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Teams that set meeting windows, encourage short breaks, and support ergonomic basics may notice steadier output and fewer end-of-week slumps, especially when people adjust lighting, seat height, and screen distance to reduce eye strain.—
Jason Phillips,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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Adams drove the route through the warehouse-y section of Albuquerque that had been chosen for Scene 46, and saw that the way the shadows hit the car would inevitably create a shadow of the camera and of any lighting equipment on Seehorn’s face.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Candle Warmer Lamp Set the mood with an elegant and unexpected candle-warming lamp.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
11 Nov. 2025
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Walk out of a play’s shadows back into the clear light of day without a there to take with you, and even a burning cauldron will become little more than a brief candle.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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From tree ornaments to chic candelabras, here are six breakthrough trends that will dictate holiday decor this winter.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Set in a Wednesday-esque room, complete with moody lighting and adorned with props including dead roses, a gold candelabra, a black violin and faux poison, Gaga and Zeta-Jones sit behind a table and whisper into a microphone, aiming to help viewers relax.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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If an app asks for permissions that do not match its purpose, like a calculator wanting your location or a flashlight needing camera access, that is a major red flag.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Jewish Festival of Lights, observed for eight days and coinciding with Christmas Day this year, includes the lighting of candles on a nine-branched candelabrum called a menorah and eating traditional foods, such as latkes.—
Marianne Mather,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Dec. 2024
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By creating casts of the negative spaces left behind, archaeologists were able to reconstruct the furniture inside the room: a wooden bed, a stool, a chest, a bronze candelabrum and a table that once held bronze, glass and ceramic objects.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Aug. 2024
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Along the rocky coast, maritime traditions endure through historic lighthouses, windjammers, and working waterfronts.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
7 Nov. 2025
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This North Carolina coastal village, known for its beautiful beaches and the tallest brick lighthouse in North America—the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse—is now being threatened by extreme weather.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Sconce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sconce. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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