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Recent Examples of sconce
This involves light fixtures at multiple levels, like a lamp on the table, sconce on the wall, and chandelier or spotlight on the ceiling.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
The rooms and suites have warm and earthy hues, ceramic sconces, handcrafted ceramics and limestone floors.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Regardless of category, each room is decorated with vintage prints, artwork by Egyptian artisans, colorful rugs, and brass lamp sconces and hooks.
—Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
The brass sconces provide subtle, glamorous contrast and still fit into the color palette.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
The rooms and suites have warm and earthy hues, ceramic sconces, handcrafted ceramics and limestone floors.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Regardless of category, each room is decorated with vintage prints, artwork by Egyptian artisans, colorful rugs, and brass lamp sconces and hooks.
—Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
The brass sconces provide subtle, glamorous contrast and still fit into the color palette.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sconce
Noun
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Refresh Light Fixtures Whether a chandelier, a lantern, a porch light, sconce, pendant, or disco ball, Windex can make any glass light fixture sparkle.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Thus, the ceilings soar above the dining room, hung with huge chandeliers of bronze and seeded glass and centered by two huge sculptural trees amidst polished wood and beveled mirror panels.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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These capabilities are underpinned by spatial intelligence, a layer of adaptive environments that might adjust lighting or acoustics based on occupant behavior, while AR smart glasses offer instant navigation, cultural experiences, and safety alerts.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Anti-reflective coating is needed to guard against glare that is sometimes a problem with indoor lighting.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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Refresh Light Fixtures Whether a chandelier, a lantern, a porch light, sconce, pendant, or disco ball, Windex can make any glass light fixture sparkle.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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More than 145 handmade lantern sculptures of plants and animals will glow across the grounds.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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Traditional objects appear on the Seder table in addition to two candles that are lit to start the feast.—
Holly Rizzuto Palker,
Parents,
27 Mar. 2025
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Before long, the meteorologist asks the studio's production team to swap out the forecast on the green screen for a video of romantic candles flickering in the background.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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In 2019, a similar incident involving a man throwing a candelabra from the main altar occurred.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The basilica has put in new protective glass in front of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture, which was attacked with a hammer in 1972, while a similar incident of a man throwing candelabra off the main altar occurred in 2019.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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By creating casts of the negative spaces left behind, archaeologists were able to reconstruct the furniture inside the room: a wooden bed, a stool, a chest, a bronze candelabrum and a table that once held bronze, glass and ceramic objects.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Aug. 2024
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Galbraith, dancing through the crowd holding a silver candelabrum. . . .—
Gloria Steinem,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2024
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Keep a flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of emergency.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
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These beacons of hope, these lighthouses promising safe harbor… are called lesbians.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
22 Mar. 2025
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Admire the ruins of Phoenician lighthouses and Roman theaters before a cold beer at El Rincón del Cervecero, which has eight local brews on tap and nearly 400 bottles and cans from Spanish and global brewers.—
Andrew Richdale,
AFAR Media,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Sconce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sconce. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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