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Recent Examples of sconce
The designer incorporated a Phillip Jeffries silk wall covering illuminated by Visual Comfort & Co. sconces and installed a custom bed upholstered in Kravet fabric.
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Femininity and French craftsmanship are on prominent display, with bespoke headboards made from Pierre Frey fabrics in every room, as well as murals from Atelier de Ricou, bird-like Lalique sconces, and restored wooden beams on the ceilings.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
To achieve the perfect glowy effect, opt for candles, sconces, or overhead light on a dimmer.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
Photo: By Stefan Kohli The collection, which includes necklaces, rings, and earrings, takes cues from Parker’s signature ceramics style: oversized plump white studs bear a resemblance to her Puffy Daisy sconce, as does the Puffy Dome cuff bracelet.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 May 2025
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Femininity and French craftsmanship are on prominent display, with bespoke headboards made from Pierre Frey fabrics in every room, as well as murals from Atelier de Ricou, bird-like Lalique sconces, and restored wooden beams on the ceilings.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
To achieve the perfect glowy effect, opt for candles, sconces, or overhead light on a dimmer.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
Photo: By Stefan Kohli The collection, which includes necklaces, rings, and earrings, takes cues from Parker’s signature ceramics style: oversized plump white studs bear a resemblance to her Puffy Daisy sconce, as does the Puffy Dome cuff bracelet.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sconce
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Inside the introductory casino Tuesday, construction officials pointed to steel piping where the ceiling will be, adorned by chandeliers.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Rainbow pillows perch on a long pink booth and two faux crystal chandeliers dangle over a black and white checkered floor, the base of a spacious dining area that compelled chef and owner Jenni Vee to upgrade to this location from her beloved original storefront nearly a year ago.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
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Even if on private property in an unincorporated area, there are rules civilians must follow with lighting and exploding fireworks.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2025
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The source of the light, which shifted from blue to green to a white whose secret ingredient is ultraviolet, sat in the middle of what could have been an alien lantern, with the otherworldly lightbulb supported in a mystifying structure of translucent plastic.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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We were seated in a vinyl booth by the window, bordered by snake plants on the sill, red lanterns hanging above our heads.—
Helen Schulman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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Sure, hygge has been overused a bit in the last few years (candles, fuzzy socks, etc.), but the real idea behind it is simple: comfort and connection.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Staff will take you step by step on how to make the candle of your choice.—
Katie Black,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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The space was filled with an abundance of florals, red candelabras and chandeliers.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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The bureau also invites the public to provide anonymous tip-offs via its National Stolen Art File, a database containing thousands of missing paintings, sculptures and artifacts with cultural value, from candelabras to ceramics.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 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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Officers pursued, finding a ballistic vest, handgun magazines, a flashlight, face mask and Beretta 92 9mm pistol along the way.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
20 June 2025
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The suspect in the case, 57-year-old Vance Boelter, was dressed like a cop, complete with a black tactical vest, and carried a flashlight as an officer would do, according to an affidavit filed in federal court and written by special agent Terry Getsch of the FBI.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Cruise to Sheffield Island Lighthouse The Sheffield Island Lighthouse off the coast in Norwalk is featured with a three hour excursion that includes a narrated tour of the harbor and its three historic Norwalk lighthouses, ending with a one-hour stop at Sheffield Island.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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States look to federal reparations bill as lighthouse The late Rep. John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan, had introduced H.R. 40 for years.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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“Sconce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sconce. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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