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Recent Examples of candle
Residents placed flowers and lit candles at the department's administrative offices before gathering for a vigil to remember Duarte.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
For example, the $23 In Full Bloom candle lists the $76 Diptyque Baies as its closest comp.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The best-selling candles, which can burn for up to 150 hours, according to the brand, are all down to $15 today.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
For example, the $23 In Full Bloom candle lists the $76 Diptyque Baies as its closest comp.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The best-selling candles, which can burn for up to 150 hours, according to the brand, are all down to $15 today.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candle
Noun
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The Funghi lantern from Charlap Hyman & Herrero, hand-painted by artist Pilar Almon, glows like an orange moon, casting a halo over the 1970s French Shogun coffee table by Roger Capron and the vintage Tuareg mat from North Africa.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
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Here, guests can enjoy craft cocktails at the swim-up bar, take their meals in shaded dining areas lit by rattan lanterns, and rest in cabana-like alcoves on plush day beds decorated with handcrafted textiles.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2025
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Brands are already experimenting with these to replace traditional photo shoots, creating hyper-realistic visuals that accurately replicate textures, lighting and dimensions across diverse contexts.—
Tal Lev-Ami,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Beyond all the usual advice (proper watering, lighting and soil), Hamell says the secret is connecting with your plant.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Inside, you’re greeted by a massive vintage armoire; several more candelabras are sprinkled throughout.—
Michael Cuby,
Them,
26 Feb. 2025
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The kitchen included a soft blue accent wall, as well as a chandelier and candelabras which included multi-colored beads to add a bit of sparkle to the room.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Prepare your vehicle: Ensure your gas tank is full and equip your vehicle with essential winter supplies, including a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket, extra warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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Prepare your vehicle: Ensure your gas tank is full and equip your vehicle with essential winter supplies such as a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket, extra warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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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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Galbraith, dancing through the crowd holding a silver candelabrum. . . .—
Gloria Steinem,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2024
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There’s a huge, lovely lighthouse there, at Pelican Point.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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It’s designed to charmingly reflect a waterfront lighthouse.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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Racial Profiling Prohibition Advisory Board that found Black drivers were almost twice as likely to be stopped for headlight and license plate display violations compared to white drivers, and Hispanic drivers were 1.5 times as likely to be stopped for these violations as white drivers.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2025
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Keep your headlights on and turn on emergency flashers to alert other drivers of your position.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In recent years, the chandelier was updated with LED bulbs.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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What an impressive, vibrant, freckled chandelier for our bee friend!—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Candle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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