variants
or crepuscle
as in twilight
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day
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The old fire still burns, the flames glowing as fierce and bright as ever against the gathering twilight.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Amateur videos recorded from land, sea, and air showed fiery debris trails streaming overhead at twilight, appearing like a fireworks display gone wrong.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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How To See the Aurora To have the best chance of spotting the northern lights over this weekend—and, also, in general—the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommends looking skyward either just after sunset, or just before sunrise.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The four-planet lineup that began in January will conclude by mid-to-late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the sky each night after sunset, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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When The New Yorker was just a few months old, Ross almost even lost it entirely one night in a drunken poker game at the home of Pulitzer Prize winner and Round Table regular Herbert Bayard Swope.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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After that, Death Cab will play two nights at the Brooklyn Paramount, Aug. 8 and 10.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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This could be due to a feline's natural instincts to hunt at dusk and dawn kicking in.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Many birds are more active at dusk and dawn because their songs carry further when the air is cooler.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Crepuscule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscule. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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