as in black
a time or place of little or no light
strange nocturnal noises emanated from the forbidding blackness of the forest
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Recent Examples of blackness
Then blackness, the last traces—the moment of medium desire, forgetfulness, being confused, weariness, and doubt.
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Amie Barrodale, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The Atacama Desert is known for the inky blackness of its nights, and is considered one of the best on Earth for stargazing.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Loving blackness, black history, and black fashion out loud and in your face!
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Nothing speaks to this sense that Wheel is finally feeling itself quite like the way the big battle begins: during the daytime, with allies and enemies clearly visible on the screen instead of obscured by the glossy blackness of a streaming TV show.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Amie Barrodale, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The Atacama Desert is known for the inky blackness of its nights, and is considered one of the best on Earth for stargazing.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Loving blackness, black history, and black fashion out loud and in your face!
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Nothing speaks to this sense that Wheel is finally feeling itself quite like the way the big battle begins: during the daytime, with allies and enemies clearly visible on the screen instead of obscured by the glossy blackness of a streaming TV show.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackness
Noun
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Gray tones, blacks, murky greens, and of course, the midnight blue complete the look.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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And there are dozens of shades, from mahogany to chocolate and cognac to chestnut, that will totally level up your outfit for the better when paired with black.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His dark, calculating gaze takes ahold of me with all the intensity of a bolt of lightning striking me down from above.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Enjoy Local Nightlife For a small town, Bryan is surprisingly happening after dark.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From Hertz's controversial AI vehicle scanners to hotel vape detectors, to airline pricing algorithms possibly jacking up fares, these systems operate in the shadows while your wallet takes a hit.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Two Pianos begins in the thick of night, saturated in the sepia shadows of the Vieux Lyon quarter’s historic architecture and cobblestone streets, and moves gradually toward a crisp autumn light.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Folklore portrays them as menacing figures lurking in the darkness who can possess those who wander too far from home.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Aesthetically and emotionally, Swag II is dawn chasing darkness away.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In late March, a 3-year-old Leavenworth boy known as EJ fell asleep for the night on a neighbor’s couch after eating grapes.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Three superstars in the music industry will be taking home special awards this Sunday night.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its central glass dome—home to the swimming paradise—glows like a lantern at dusk.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The two halves of the body had been carefully placed, lined up, and posed for public view on Norton Avenue, with its considerable foot traffic from dawn to dusk.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By early November, Bootes will pretty much already be below the horizon at the end of evening twilight.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The pairing glimmers low in the east an hour before sunrise, fading quickly in brightening twilight.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The doom and gloom among consumers is likely related to the concerning trend of low hiring that is increasingly becoming apparent from revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The mood in clean tech is far from doom and gloom.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Blackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackness. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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