as in darkened
being without light or without much light
under a dusk sky, the campers wearily bedded down for the night
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as in sunset
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball
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as in night
a time or place of little or no light
legends of fearsome beasts living in the dusk of the great forest
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as in shade
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
the forbidding dusk of Germany's famed Black Forest
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as in to darken
to grow dark
the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness
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Recent Examples of dusk
Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2021
The park is open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round, while the information and gift center is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Thanksgiving and vary with the season.
—oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020
Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
Crete is famous for these: the hills at dusk are all blues, violets and blacks; the sky a hundred shades of pink and orange where the sun hits the Aegean.
—William Leigh, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Forgive me for skipping dinner, but my pre-dusk meals were simply not going to be outshone.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2021
The park is open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round, while the information and gift center is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Thanksgiving and vary with the season.
—oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020
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At dusk, a procession of the faithful takes to the streets with children often dressed as angels and shepherds.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
Crete is famous for these: the hills at dusk are all blues, violets and blacks; the sky a hundred shades of pink and orange where the sun hits the Aegean.
—William Leigh, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusk
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Cloud services sunset features while introducing others.Ismail Amla, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The exemption sunsets in January, giving families one last season to use it.Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Approximately 780,000 incorrect charges totaling over 2 billion forints ($5.43 million) in one night.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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One night, my mother and my father heard a gunshot in their room in São Paulo.Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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Shop them in a variety of shades, from classic blue and washed black to white and more.Talia Abbas, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
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In one photo, he is seen alongside Grande and Erivo, wearing their costumes (and some cool shades) as Elphaba, Glinda and Boq.Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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The point is to strip away contaminants (like pesticides or trace metals) as well as other compounds that make the oil prone to going rancid, give it a harsh taste or smell, or darken its color.Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
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Silver can also stimulate the production of the pigment melanin, causing darkening.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Schaeffer, 22, was seen leaving her home on May 23, 2022, with her black-and-white cat, Izzy, and getting into a dark gray BMW that had been parked across the street for six hours, according to security video.Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
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TikTok's attorney suggested the app would basically go dark.WIRED, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Kansas City, Missouri, area will likely see dangerously slick travel on Saturday evening as a wintry mix moves in.Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Two nights a week, one family takes all the children for three hours, giving the other parents an evening off.Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Buck stands under the soft glow of Tiffany-style fixtures, his guitar slung casually over his shoulders and his brown cowboy hat casting a shadow over his black denim jacket.Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Since its discovery in the 1970s and protection under the Endangered Species Act, the snail darter has cast a long shadow over American law, conservation and biology.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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But the rules are murky and 'published' is a term of art in copyright law that was not well-defined.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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For starters, much of the hype around generative AI was focused specifically on the threat of deepfakes, which experts and pundits worried had the potential to flood the already murky information space and fool the public.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Dusk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusk. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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