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darkening

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verb

present participle of darken
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of darkening
Verb
The flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up. Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024 The weather is darkening, the leaves are falling and the zombies are nearing your doorstep. Annalise Frank, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 Still, not a lot of it is darkening investors’ psyches these days. Larry Light, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Richard Nixon ran a similar playbook during his own presidential campaign in 1968, which took place amid a darkening war in Vietnam. Jeffrey A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024 China’s rapid rearmament and the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are signs that the clouds are darkening. Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2024 Thank you for being a beacon of light in a darkening world. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkening
Adjective
  • The couple even hires a nanny to care for the doll but shortly after her arrival, strange occurrences begin leading them down a dark path.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Same goes for Lady Gaga and her fire-red McQueen gown, which hit all the right notes of dark romance.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Smothered in clouds, this House of the Dragon valley provides perfect, obscuring aerial cover for anyone who might happen to be wandering around in the wilderness and stumbles into a dragon that went rogue decades ago.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
  • However, the relentless pursuit of RTO may be a costly distraction, obscuring deeper issues such as workforce reductions and the evolving nature of work, particularly with the rise of artificial intelligence, that are hindering corporate performance.
    Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Outside of the December slide, this is as bleak as it’s looked for the Rangers this season.
    Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Voters were also asked to give one word to describe the Democratic Party, and the responses were bleak.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Field’s somber, clear-eyed Sonya has ardent desires but few illusions.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Scottish murder trials were focuses of intense interest as well as somber legal proceedings.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The truth is more depressing: This show is bad in the usual manner of reality television.
    Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That wasn’t even the most depressing of Vlasic’s quotes.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Mindfulness mediates the association between chronotype and depressive symptoms in young adults.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • There are four basic types of the disorder, which are characterized by periods of elation and hyper-activity known as manic episodes, which are then followed by depressive stages where the patient experiences feelings of sadness and depression.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Our work in the next session must be focused on lowering costs and helping people make ends meet, not more giveaways to the special interests [of the] wealthy.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Similarly, brands with in-house marketing capabilities can align production and promotion, lowering acquisition costs and increasing retention.
    Vincent Gregoire, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Salting on sidewalks and driveways can also run off into your lawn and landscape, poisoning your plants.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Defense lawyers said that speech included a series of improper and prejudicial comments against the defendants and their legal team, poisoning any potential jurors against them.
    Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024

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“Darkening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darkening. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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