sconces

plural of sconce

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Noun
  • Viride is the formal dining room, with 28 seats, parquet floors, green velvet banquettes, and Murano glass chandeliers.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • There are chandeliers with Asfour crystal.
    Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026
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
Noun
  • Tables were set with ornate china, colored crystal glasses, silver candelabra, antique tureens, and monumental centerpieces.
    Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
  • Tall candelabras helped create mood lighting.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Everything is coated in island white; high ceilings are punctuated by paper lanterns, giving the whole place an airy feel.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • Fourth of July Camping Deals With markdowns on functional tents, sleeping bags, and rechargeable lanterns, there’s no better time to snag camping essentials.
    Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Tall candelabras helped create mood lighting.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The piece takes inspiration from Chinese fretwork patterns, Art Noveau designs and German sculptor Hugo Leven’s iconic pewter bat candelabras.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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
Noun
  • Paintings from American art titans are displayed alongside a Fresnel lens designed for one of two lighthouses on nearby Thatcher Island as an example.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Spend time kayaking through salt marshes, fishing from ocean piers or on a deep sea charter, touring lighthouses like Old Baldy Lighthouse, birding, sampling local seafood, and visiting historic seaside fishing villages like Southport.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • In the Mandara Spa & Salon on new vessels like Norwegian Luna and Norwegian Aqua, those include an infrared sauna that uses lamps to warm the body, a Floatation Salt Pool, and a charcoal sauna that reaches between 86 and 122 degrees – a facility the line bills as the first of its kind at sea.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Olive & June and OPI also sell complete gel systems with curing lamps included.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
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“Sconces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sconces. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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