as in darkening
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum
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Recent Examples of sunless
Today there are more than 200 private submersibles operating around the world and a dozen companies selling tours to the sunless depths.
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James Nestor, Outside Online, 18 June 2024
Instead the team spent those sunless early-morning hours verifying its results.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
As for applying baby oil or a sunless tanner before spending time in the sun, as some TikTokers suggest, Houshman strongly advised against it.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 15 Aug. 2024
Cosmetic sunless tanners, such as bronzers and sunless tanner lotions, are considered safe when used appropriately.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
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James Nestor, Outside Online, 18 June 2024
Instead the team spent those sunless early-morning hours verifying its results.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
As for applying baby oil or a sunless tanner before spending time in the sun, as some TikTokers suggest, Houshman strongly advised against it.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 15 Aug. 2024
Cosmetic sunless tanners, such as bronzers and sunless tanner lotions, are considered safe when used appropriately.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunless
Adjective
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The Page Turner sees the Page family consumed by the literary world — each in their own way — as its dark, foundational secret runs the risk of exposure.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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While the app only went dark for a matter of a day or so in the U.S., it was removed from the Apple and Google app stores for weeks, because federal law could have seen Apple or Google penalized for distributing it.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The coming-of-age story finds a new generation of young women in Gilead, grappling with the bleak future that awaits them.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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Stocks had sold off sharply last Friday, amid growing uncertainty on U.S. trade policy and a bleak inflation outlook.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This keeps us lonely at a time when the loneliness public health crisis is at an all-time high.—
Priya Vulchi,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ro, now a police officer, needs help investigating the death 22 years earlier of their classmate, Ricky, killed in a hit-and-run on a lonely county road.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Fourteen years of war have left the country desolate, and its people exhausted; millions have been displaced or were forced to become refugees.—
Raghed Waked & Justin Salhani,
The Dial,
25 Mar. 2025
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That quality is maintained first and foremost by a desolate whistling-wind sound effect in the background of all the scenes, along with a sustained droning musical score.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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It's often associated with major depressive, bipolar or substance use disorders, report co-author and senior policy director at Healthier Colorado Christina Walker tells us.—
Esteban L. Hernandez,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, an analysis of more than 185,000 Danish individuals at the Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register from 1995 to 2012 found a more than 10 percent rise in depressive episodes following the shift from summertime to standard time.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some people thought that was too depressing or whatever.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Many learned the depressing answer only when trying to scan badges and getting rejected by security, which treated them more or less like trespassers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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A lot of emotions — excitement and rejuvenation about joining a new team but also reflective and somber about his tenure in Boston coming to an end.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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The mood at the event was anything but somber, though.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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He was last seen wearing a gray jumpsuit and black and red shoes.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Emme opted for a gray pinstripe suit and plaid tie.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Sunless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunless. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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