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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

In the once-bare space above the bedroom’s mantel, which holds a Louis XVI-style clock, gold-framed pictures and miniatures of family members and friends hang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

A shield with a red dragon painted on it hung above the mantel.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack



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