as in candles
a device that provides light and that usually has a glass covering and can be carried by a handle
carried a lantern to the barn
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Recent Examples of lanterns
Yoshihiro Makino One of Isamu Noguchi’s Akari lanterns, installed on the recommendation of interior designer Miya Yoo Faßbender, hangs at the entrance.
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025
Here, transparent glass lanterns and a low bowl of easy-care succulents ensure all eyes can focus on the woods and water.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
For a different look, go with these beautiful floral paper lanterns.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Diners will eat in an indoor courtyard beneath glowing constellations and ethereal dancing lanterns.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of people were there, bundled up in thick coats and winter hats and cradling red glass lanterns in their palms.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The Depths are a murky environment with unique gameplay mechanics tied to darkness and light, so players better not skimp on lanterns and torches.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The star of the show is one of the original lanterns from the Old North Church that signaled Paul Revere to begin his famous midnight ride on April 18, 1775.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
But the stone lanterns on the wayside were reminders that walkers passed through long before these paths were paved with asphalt.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025
Here, transparent glass lanterns and a low bowl of easy-care succulents ensure all eyes can focus on the woods and water.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
For a different look, go with these beautiful floral paper lanterns.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Diners will eat in an indoor courtyard beneath glowing constellations and ethereal dancing lanterns.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of people were there, bundled up in thick coats and winter hats and cradling red glass lanterns in their palms.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The Depths are a murky environment with unique gameplay mechanics tied to darkness and light, so players better not skimp on lanterns and torches.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The star of the show is one of the original lanterns from the Old North Church that signaled Paul Revere to begin his famous midnight ride on April 18, 1775.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
But the stone lanterns on the wayside were reminders that walkers passed through long before these paths were paved with asphalt.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Lanterns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lanterns. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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