as in dark
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
The thrill of pushing the pace on terrain that remained shrouded in blackness until illuminated two seconds before our wheels were suddenly navigating its rocks and cliffs and cactus pushed all else from the mental spotlight.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
One hour becomes two, two become three, my mind straining for answers in the blackness.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Smoke and blackness enfolded him.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Now, embracing chocolate nails is part of embracing our self-care, our boldness, and our blackness.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
One hour becomes two, two become three, my mind straining for answers in the blackness.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Smoke and blackness enfolded him.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Now, embracing chocolate nails is part of embracing our self-care, our boldness, and our blackness.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackness
Noun
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New Haven’s Crown Street corridor flips the switch after dark, with Yale energy pouring into a compact downtown stacked with Irish pubs, dance spots, and late-night pizza joints that double as unofficial after-parties.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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From effortlessly cool Proenza Schouler to playful Tory Burch; from sparkling Prada to sultry lace Ulla Johnson, this dress code is all about matching the glittering lights of a high-energy metropolis after dark.—
Kerry Pieri,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Relieved of their blindfolds, the men now wore heavy rucksacks filled with colored rocks representing their anger (red), guilt and shame (black), and sadness (blue).—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play, the taut, engrossing and beautifully scripted play is evocatively and creatively staged by director Kim Strassburger in an arena-style production in Cygnet’s black-box Dottie Studio Theatre.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What are the shadows doing, coming off the ridges of those canyons?—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Riachi leaned into its shadows, installing panelling and perforated screens in American walnut, a timber chosen for its rich, timeless quality.—
Amy Bradford,
Architectural Digest,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But when new hire Pumpkin (Lola Tung) questions their sisterhood, they’re forced to confront inner darkness or meet violent ends.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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But these sensors fail in visually challenging conditions, such as smoke, fog, dust, snow or complete darkness.—
Nitin Sanket,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The winner will advance to play Connecticut or Illinois for the title Monday night.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her daughter raced home crying and her parents promptly reported the incident to Sacramento police that night.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The boat, Nazila 05, departed from a port on Taliabu island in North Maluku province just after dusk Sunday bound for Kema in North Sulawesi province, Rizal said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the end of that decade, in 1999, as the fourth-generation SL was entering its twilight years, the speed freaks at AMG decided to create a special SL hotrod.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2026
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Colorful epic aerial panorama of San Francisco skyline downtown with business building skyscraper and waterfront at twilight in California, USA.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Amid the doom and gloom of news coverage, audiences are hungry for wholesome feel-good content like animal videos.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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According to Cramer, the street chose to focus on the doom and gloom of rising oil prices, disregarding Wednesday's pullback.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Blackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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