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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

The altar was adorned with thick, fragrant clusters of flowers illuminated by the slender white stemmed candles that burned from six candelabra.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

On Tuesday, priests and monks haphazardly loaded cars and trucks with religious and household items including candelabras, televisions and pictures.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

Down the center, he placed stoneware candelabras he bought in Amsterdam and low vases filled with ranunculus, freesia and juniper.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

Inside, the dining room has been cleared but the dripping candles still burn in the candelabras.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern


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