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Recent Examples of candle
This year, Alo introduced the calendar to products from two new categories—candles and supplements—as a way to offer an immersive introduction to the brand’s holistic approach.
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Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
With the holiday season upon us, a candle that invokes the scents of winter, Christmas and all the other holidays.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Luxury candles and weighted blankets became millennial status symbols.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
This could be a place of worship, a local botanical garden, a quiet hiking trail—or even a cozy spot at home with candles and comfortable seating.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
With the holiday season upon us, a candle that invokes the scents of winter, Christmas and all the other holidays.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Luxury candles and weighted blankets became millennial status symbols.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
This could be a place of worship, a local botanical garden, a quiet hiking trail—or even a cozy spot at home with candles and comfortable seating.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candle
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When: The tree lighting begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6; the lantern ceremony begins at 6:15 p.m. (immediately after the tree lighting) and the Night of Lights ends at 7 p.m.Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Family and friends of Preston Lord illuminated the lake at Frontier Family Park in Queen Creek on Monday evening with floating lanterns.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Diners will soon notice new lighting at the restaurants and new music as part of Adamolekun’s efforts to attract younger customers who might have grown up going to the chain but haven’t been back for some time.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Adequate lighting is also key to clearly seeing the tick.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Above, the bronzed, gilt metal candelabra was sourced via Paris’s Marché Puce.Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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Inside the party, candelabras provided muted lighting and spiderwebs stretched up the staircase separating the space's bar and dancefloor, both decked out in Gothic style for the occasion.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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In affected areas the NSW advises that if travel is necessary, travelers should keep an extra flashlight, food and water in their vehicle in case of emergency.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Coy used a flashlight to spot Hill in the garage and told him to come out and show himself, the officer testified.CBS News, CBS News, 29 Oct. 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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Galbraith, dancing through the crowd holding a silver candelabrum. . . .Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
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And others are opting for a simple, low-tech approach: Handwritten postcards, including iconic Michigan imagery, like a lighthouse, with the date to vote and personalized messages.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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Mbaye, who now lives in Texas, told me about Diop’s passion for seeing the city from a lighthouse, and catching it unawares at dawn.Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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The front end has a sleeker hood and low-profile headlights for better aerodynamics.Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Even a passing car’s headlights can throw off your night vision, so be prepared to give your eyes time to adjust.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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The chandelier’s dangling spiked ornament is by artist Thomas Engelhart.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement The chandeliers and other decorative items crafted at the bustling Katundu workshop here are a testament not only to the artisanship of the workers and designers, but to an ethic of letting nothing of value go to waste.John Corrigan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Candle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candle. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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