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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
stumbled around the twilight of the shuttered room, unable to see where she was going
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as in dusk
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
watched as twilight descended and the woods fell silent
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Recent Examples of twilight
By the time we’re situated in our boats, the sun isn’t quite up, but twilight is in full swing.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Popping out of the evening twilight in the fairly low western skies will be Venus.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025
In February, the darkness of the polar night was nearly absolute, and not even photons from a bright moon or fleeting twilight could reach the dark waters below.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
This is because Saturn, easily visible on dark nights, will be setting very close after sunset and will appear dim in the evening twilight.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Popping out of the evening twilight in the fairly low western skies will be Venus.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2025
In February, the darkness of the polar night was nearly absolute, and not even photons from a bright moon or fleeting twilight could reach the dark waters below.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
This is because Saturn, easily visible on dark nights, will be setting very close after sunset and will appear dim in the evening twilight.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twilight
Noun
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Avoid traveling after dark in Kenya due to crime and poor traffic safety.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Cara Delevingne Cara Delevingne also wore a black aviator jacket, instead pairing it with a white scoop-neck top, wide-leg dark wash jeans and black loafers.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
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The lights, which will be visible at dusk, will match the show's new logo.—
Sean Keane,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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She is surrounded by figures that resemble cotton plants, their bulbs aglow, flickering like dragonflies hovering in the fading light of dusk.—
Omnia Saed,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Our apartment faced west, with a sweeping view of the Hudson River, and the sunsets were often riots of color.—
Rob Mank,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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There’s nothing quite like a Hawaiian sunset paired with a breezy dinner view.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Cornhuskers opened up this tournament on Monday night with a game against Arizona State and won 86-78.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Spoelstra unsuccessfully challenged that second Adebayo foul, left without a challenge the balance of the night.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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But on Thursday evening, a lighter and more carefree set of stylish men hit the royal residence’s grounds — the Italians — to celebrate Brioni’s 80th anniversary and its exclusive 25-piece capsule collection with Mr Porter.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Leaving a bar in Mayfair, Eddie Harrigan (Anson Boon) tries to persuade a reluctant Tommy Stevenson (Felix Edwards) to keep the evening going.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Scientists also think that the atmosphere is populated with light-absorbing metallic gases such as sodium and potassium that help shroud the planet in darkness.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Last year, while sunny skies prevailed for the Xfinity Series race on Saturday, the Cup Series race was once again shortened when rain delays forced officials to call the race after 58 laps as darkness fell on the unlit street course.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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There is beauty in blackness, this exhibition argues, value in places that lack light.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
24 Mar. 2025
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On a cold January day, the sun sets early and rises late, yielding to a blackness that envelopes the island, a blackness so deep that the light of stars manifests suddenly at dusk and the glow of the moon is bright enough to navigate by.—
Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.—
Meg Donohue,
Town & Country,
31 Jan. 2023
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“Twilight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twilight. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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