as in night
a time or place of little or no light
at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll
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Recent Examples of candlelight
As the Champagne flowed, guests tried on the charms and admired the ways the precious gems glittered in the candlelight.
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Ian Malone, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
Awash in candlelight chiaroscuro and punctuated with witty repartee, the film initially seems like a quirky comedy about a father and daughter struggling with their rhubarb farm.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Taking place on February 14th, this intimate affair invites participants to enjoy a private dinner under the golden glow of candlelight, with seven refined wines from the French Riviera served alongside flavorful Mediterranean fare.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
America Great Again rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington before concluding the day with a candlelight dinner.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ian Malone, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
Awash in candlelight chiaroscuro and punctuated with witty repartee, the film initially seems like a quirky comedy about a father and daughter struggling with their rhubarb farm.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Taking place on February 14th, this intimate affair invites participants to enjoy a private dinner under the golden glow of candlelight, with seven refined wines from the French Riviera served alongside flavorful Mediterranean fare.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
America Great Again rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington before concluding the day with a candlelight dinner.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candlelight
Noun
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Buy So, even with a 53-11 record and Oklahoma City applying regular-season beatings to the rest of the NBA every night, there is still an air of mystery around the Thunder’s championship-level viability.—
Tony Jones,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Lady Gaga, who pulled double duty as host and musical guest on SNL, isn’t afraid to show off her versatility as an artist during the night’s opening monologue.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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See if the Ohio History Center comes alive after dark at Night at the Museum.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Florida Man also doesn’t do dark and overly morbid things.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Jupiter can be seen at dusk, high overhead in the south, according to NASA.—
Terry Dickerson,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The easiest way to see the planetary lineup is to head outside at dusk and find Venus, the brightest and most conspicuous of the planets, shining in the west-southwest sky.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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This means that during daylight saving time, many young people get up and travel to school in pitch darkness.—
Beth Ann Malow,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The field is increasingly engulfed in darkness, and—with the score tied—the players must choose between the reckless absurdity of playing a night game without lights and the eternal purgatory of leaving the final contest unresolved.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.—
Meg Donohue,
Town & Country,
31 Jan. 2023
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Passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness during this stretch and get to see Earth against the blackness of space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, shone above the horizon, brilliant against the blackness.—
Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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As twilight fades in the western sky, look for the brilliant planet Venus shining at magnitude -4.8 near a delicate waxing crescent moon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Several of them will only appear low on the western horizon around twilight, but three will be bright and high in the sky after sunset.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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Its deep, musky fragrance will transport you straight to a misty midnight forest.—
Maria Correa,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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We weren’t stuck watching until well after midnight.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Candlelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candlelight. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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