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Mantel vs. Mantle
Mantel
/man(t)l/Examples:
The mantel held an array of antique vases and ceramics.A grand clock ticked steadily atop the old stone mantel.Holiday stockings dangled merrily from the mantel's edge.
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This word has no antonymsMantle
/ˈmæntl/Examples:
The CEO assumed the mantle of leadership with confidence.She wrapped a warm mantle around her shoulders.Volcanic eruptions can originate from the Earth's mantle.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Remember that mantel often refers to architecture or structures, like the shelf above a fireplace.
- Mantle has a broader scope and can mean a cloak or a covering, whether literal or metaphorical, such as the mantle of responsibility.
- Think of mantel with an e as something that's easier and visual, like a mantlepiece where you might display photos.
- Mantel, which ends in el, can be associated with an e standing shelf over a fireplace.
- Mantle, with an e at the end, might remind you of earth's layers or something enveloping, like a cloak.
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