as in night
a time or place of little or no light
at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll
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Recent Examples of candlelight
On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump gave remarks at a candlelight dinner at the National Building Museum on Jan. 19, 2025.
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
Some guests arrived in black-tie attire, having come from a candlelight dinner hosted by Mr. Trump at the nearby National Building Museum (tickets started at $250,000) or the Turning Point Inaugural Ball at the Salamander Hotel, where the Village People performed.
—Jason Andrew, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Usha Vance wore Gaurav Gupta, an Indian couturier, to the pre-inauguration candlelight dinner on Sunday.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The president-elect was also scheduled to attend a candlelight dinner Sunday where he was expected to speak.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
Some guests arrived in black-tie attire, having come from a candlelight dinner hosted by Mr. Trump at the nearby National Building Museum (tickets started at $250,000) or the Turning Point Inaugural Ball at the Salamander Hotel, where the Village People performed.
—Jason Andrew, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Usha Vance wore Gaurav Gupta, an Indian couturier, to the pre-inauguration candlelight dinner on Sunday.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The president-elect was also scheduled to attend a candlelight dinner Sunday where he was expected to speak.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candlelight
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General manager Chris Drury made a big play adding Miller on Friday night, but this is still a team sitting 5 points away from a playoff spot with 31 games to go, and the 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins demonstrated Drury’s work is likely far from over in this season of change.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Weir was accepting an award, along with other members of the Grateful Dead or their family members, as one of MusiCares‘ Persons of the Year at the charity’s annual gala Friday night.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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How To Find Mars In The Night Sky Go outside after dark and look to the east.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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But batteries that bank power for after dark have changed the equation.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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These efforts were felt most strikingly on the beach at dinner, when dusk made the blinking lights on the opposite shoreline more apparent.—
Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2025
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Saturn, nearby, will become visible to the naked eye as dusk fades to darkness and remain observable for around three-and-a-half hours past sunset, at which point the pair will sink below the horizon and out of view.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The pairing will persist from before sunset on into the depths of darkness.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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With nothing but the light of her flashlight to lead the way, a California deputy desperately searched in darkness.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.—
Meg Donohue,
Town & Country,
31 Jan. 2023
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Instead of gentle concentric circles, gleaming finishes, or a mesmerizing light show, the ProArt P16 meets us with inky blackness.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Oct. 2024
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The Mid-Credits Scene — the King in Black The central plot of The Last Dance revolves around Venom trying to stop the creator of the symbiotes, Knull (Andy Serkis), from escaping his celestial prison and returning all of existence to the Void, the blackness that predates the universe.—
Richard Newby,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2024
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Even with Verlander entering the twilight of his career, several fans expressed their excitement to see the future Hall of Famer.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce appeared to enter the twilight of his career this season as his production numbers took a downturn in his 12th season in the NFL.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Heavy rain pelted parts of Los Angeles County early Monday morning, causing a flash flood advisory to be issued over a wide swath of the region after midnight.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Shortly after midnight on a recent frigid evening, two of the form’s most accomplished practitioners, XSM and QZAR, met up on a shadowy street near SoHo, both dressed entirely in black.—
Jake Offenhartz,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Candlelight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candlelight. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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