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chandelier

[shan-dl-eer] / ˌʃæn dlˈɪər /


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One of the more distinctive interior details is a bubble-style chandelier in the living space.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Four larger cylinders were positioned on a rotating carousel in a configuration resembling four candlesticks on an old-fashioned chandelier.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

A group of people were gathered around a large dining table beneath a massive chandelier of antler, a tableau that evoked some kind of Viking summit.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Scattered across the living room floor, under a sparkling crystal chandelier, were dozens of photos of the same slender man in different settings - sitting at his desk, even playing in the snow.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The massive chandelier hanging from the ceiling was swaying, its crystals clinking together.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Beneath the sparkling chandeliers hanging in the stained-glass dome atrium of The Palace Hotel, some investors told the BBC that the comments from Coxon and others could accelerate a government crackdown.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Anyone who hasn’t engaged with the field “in the last 50 years” will think “wagon-wheel chandeliers, very heavy furniture; very, very brown, kind of stuck in the 1950s,” says author Chase Reynolds Ewald.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Uniformed doormen greet guests at the entrance, while chandeliers, fireplaces and classic architectural details reinforce the hotel’s historic character.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

However, Lopez’s newly renovated space has a much brighter color palette, with a marble fireplace, pale green walls, gold chandeliers, and painted beams.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

The glass ones, the mirrored ones, the ones with chandeliers that quiver and tinkle like each rise and fall is a tremor.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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