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mantel

[man-tl] / ˈmæn tl /
NOUN
fireplace
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After China took up the mantel as mediator, the two sides agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Carter’s statuettes had been displayed on a mantel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

It’s for the mantel, for our boys,’” Song revealed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“What is it with rich people and mallards?” he asks, noting several on a mantel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

That they had only two minutes to get to the crawl space under the house and that Miss Trotter wouldn’t go without Mama and Papa so JimmyTrotter had to get the photograph from the mantel.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia



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