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candelabra

[kan-dl-ah-bruh, -dl-ey-] / ˌkæn dlˈɑ brə, -dlˈeɪ- /
NOUN
candlestick
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She was also updated via a projector, as she now floats before guests while holding a physical three-pronged candelabra.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

"I hope the light of this candelabra will shine across this square long beyond the eight days of the Hanukkah celebration," Mr Scholz said.

From BBC Dec. 7, 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

During the blackout of 1965, he walked from his apartment to a nearby steakhouse carrying a candelabra he had pinched from the Plaza Hotel, tapers ablaze, and ordered a steak, medium-rare.

From Seattle Times Jul. 2, 2023

Valley pushed a cauldron from the other side of the room toward the small patch of light made by the overhead candelabra, and Seven poured the remaining roba recuerdos potion inside the cauldron.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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 action tears through the estate’s lavish rooms, turning paintings, candelabras and fabric into improvised weapons before ending with a splash in the pool.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 19, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Oct. 3, 2023

I soak in the Grand Banquet Hall: candelabras and centerpieces dripping with white and gold, animated ceiling frescoes of the royal family's bloodline, roses opening and closing to release their scents.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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