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Recent Examples of twilit
Gaze upon a twilit sky, the endless shore, the receding vista, the inside of palm to forehead.
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2023
Zegler is the true find, a marvelous singer and a radiant persona, and Spielberg and Kaminski film her like a bright flare in a twilit ocean; her sheer presence papers over some of the more facile aspects of Maria’s characterization.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021
Down below, the hotel’s daytime pool party is coming to a bass-heavy, twilit close.
—New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
Robert Macfarlane’s writings exist in a liminal, twilit place where language and landscape dissolve into one another.
—Tobias Carroll, Longreads, 20 June 2019
Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2023
Zegler is the true find, a marvelous singer and a radiant persona, and Spielberg and Kaminski film her like a bright flare in a twilit ocean; her sheer presence papers over some of the more facile aspects of Maria’s characterization.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021
Down below, the hotel’s daytime pool party is coming to a bass-heavy, twilit close.
—New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
Robert Macfarlane’s writings exist in a liminal, twilit place where language and landscape dissolve into one another.
—Tobias Carroll, Longreads, 20 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twilit
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The former features glimmering, creamy shades of pink, gold, and red, while the latter offers a mix of lilac, dusky pink, and silver hues.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Associate test kitchen manager Inés Anguiano praised its delicate coffee flavor, while Shilpa complimented its dusky raisin note.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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Use that as a guide to cut wedges in the shape of crepuscular rays of sunlight, with the rinds as the base (see photo below).Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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The study, published last month in the journal Biological Conservation, found that Southland mountain lions became more nocturnal and less crepuscular — i.e., active at dusk or dawn — in popular recreation areas.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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When the summer heat creeps to unbearable temperatures, pre-dawn and post-dusk become the most appealing times to run.Outside Online, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022
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Mylar space blankets draped across their shoulders glistened a surreal golden hue as the vessel’s blinding strobe lights illuminated the post-dusk spectacle.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2021
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Fall asleep and dream about being slowly forced, as if by some mechanized peristalsis, through the digestive tract of a huge synthetic worm that then deposits me into a lightless industrial kitchen.Jay Katsir, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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While rappelling into some supposedly haunted mines in Chile in 2010, Gates and a cameraman got trapped in a lightless mine shaft.Vulture, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
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Seemingly as a gag to portray a darker Buddy, Ferrell held what appeared to be an unlit cigarette in his mouth and pretended to smoke it.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Buddy was seen at the Kings game looking rather disheveled, with what appeared to be an unlit cigarette in his mouth and drinking what appeared to be a beer.Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Plus, Irving is now haunted by the pitch-black paintings compulsively smeared by his Outie.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025
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The rapper wore her hair long and nearly pitch-black with a blowout shine that could probably be seen several counties away.Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Jan. 2025
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There are men as old as 80 who still strap on the furs and the heavy bells, hiding their faces behind those gloomy masks.Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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While the city isn't immune to gloomy, gray days, winter in Rome is usually very sunny.Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
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Despite being known as a city that puts smiles on faces and provides a good time to all, the mood in New Orleans has been much more somber the past few days.William Guillory, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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While Syrians in the capital looked forward to a new beginning after Assad’s ouster, the mood was more somber along Beirut’s Mediterranean promenade, where residents shared cautious hopes for the new year, reflecting on a country still reeling from war and ongoing crises.Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Twilit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twilit. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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