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candelabra

[kan-dl-ah-bruh, -dl-ay-] / ˌkæn dlˈɑ brə, -dlˈeɪ- /
NOUN
candlestick
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Additionally, the candelabra will appear a third time, materializing in a cemetery crypt in the ride’s final act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025

The president had invited France's Chief Rabbi Haïm Korsia to light the first of eight candles on a Hanukkiah, or candelabra, marking the start of the Jewish festival of lights.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah - a multibranched candelabra.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

Her taste at the Reserve is expressed in the Rhododendron Glen, the Ravine, the candelabra primulas, ginger, cyclamen, oxalis and other wildflowers on the property.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023

At a formal dinner once a professor of some science or other, wanting to make small talk, had pointed out a few insects gyrating above a candelabra.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The photographs were almost absurdly theatrical: silver serving pieces and candelabras, the gilt-and-cream grandeur of the White House, and, arrayed beneath it all, mountains of branded fast-food packaging.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

The wall paintings are adorned with candelabras, stringed instruments called lyres, white cranes and a delicate daisy.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025

They are replete with chafing dishes and towering candelabras, billowing chiffon sleeves and conversational pointers.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2023

Gold candelabras stand tall, casting a soft glow that enhances the inviting ambience.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

The candelabras were lit, but only half the usual number, leaving most of the room in shadow.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood


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