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
The main theme is light, with various interpretations from the glint of a diamond, the warmth of candlelight or the glow of a phone.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Sep. 2024
Hours after the incident, a candlelight vigil was held in the city’s Spanish Quarters where Jaconis was struck, Men’s Journal reported.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
The latest: Faith leaders will hold a candlelight vigil for Haitian immigrants and will meet with community members, Repairers of the Breach, a group founded by Barber, said in a statement.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
Standing under a drizzle at Friday’s candlelight vigil, Winder native John George questioned why anyone would need an assault rifle like the AR-style weapon used in the shooting.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Sep. 2024
Hours after the incident, a candlelight vigil was held in the city’s Spanish Quarters where Jaconis was struck, Men’s Journal reported.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
The latest: Faith leaders will hold a candlelight vigil for Haitian immigrants and will meet with community members, Repairers of the Breach, a group founded by Barber, said in a statement.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
Standing under a drizzle at Friday’s candlelight vigil, Winder native John George questioned why anyone would need an assault rifle like the AR-style weapon used in the shooting.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candlelight
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Copied Share Commanders go three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni Only three plays and six yards for the Commanders on their first drive of the night.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The plight of the core group is threaded with scenes revolving around the McConville family, whose matriarch Jean is taken by the IRA one night in 1972.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Another almost fell to their death while the group was hiking after dark along a steep, forested hillside above Class V rapids.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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Zion finishes off the standard base trailer with a set of four bed lights for easily rummaging through cargo after dark and a rocker switch panel for those lights and available auxiliary and rock lights.New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps the most impressive features of this tiny home are the floor-to-ceiling windows, which provide tons of natural light throughout the day and give you a beautiful view of nature at dusk.Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country’s health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Finally, with a twist of the ambient magnetic field, tiny tornadoes swirl into existence, pirouetting in the darkness.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Highway 59 from Watts to West Siloam Springs was shrouded in darkness after the storm passed.Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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Instead of gentle concentric circles, gleaming finishes, or a mesmerizing light show, the ProArt P16 meets us with inky blackness.PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
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The Mid-Credits Scene — the King in Black The central plot of The Last Dance revolves around Venom trying to stop the creator of the symbiotes, Knull (Andy Serkis), from escaping his celestial prison and returning all of existence to the Void, the blackness that predates the universe.Richard Newby, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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These and other organic molecules likely formed in the twilight years of the earliest stars, perhaps as early as a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Summit at Snoqualmie, in Washington, sells night-skiing tickets (hours are 4 to 9:30 P.M.) for $40; afternoon tickets for $58, or twilight tickets (starting at 2 P.M.) for $59.Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2024
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Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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West winds of 10-13 mph could reach up to 23 mph and become northwest after midnight.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Candlelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candlelight. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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