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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
the raiding party snuck up under cover of darkness
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as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the darkness of certain passages in the Book of Revelation
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as in night
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
let's wait for darkness before telling ghost stories
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Recent Examples of darkness
There are flashes of a white horse set against more darkness.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
At sunset, the bay became stained with color until darkness gradually advanced across the water.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
But now, with the Rockies less than two weeks away from their 2025 season opener at Tampa Bay, Freeland’s darkness has lifted.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Winter’s darkness allows the aurora to shine bright in these remote locales
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
At sunset, the bay became stained with color until darkness gradually advanced across the water.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
But now, with the Rockies less than two weeks away from their 2025 season opener at Tampa Bay, Freeland’s darkness has lifted.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Winter’s darkness allows the aurora to shine bright in these remote locales
By Stefanie Waldek
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkness
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Industrial applications: Construction projects and other industries that typically slow down after dark could potentially operate around the clock.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Her timing’s great, and my character’s a little dark, a little more serious.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Jan. 2025
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This ambiguity will continue to stifle innovation and will leave banks uncertain about how to proceed, or whether they are permitted to proceed at all.—
Gene A. Grant II,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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A lot of them also indicate a psychotic break, introducing an element of ambiguity that’s true to life and also smart for an independent filmmaker without a huge budget for alien effects.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Castillo performed small open-mic nights at restaurants and clubs in Brixton, often with the Latin alternative artist Desta French, who is Colombian and Italian.—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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The result of all this ingenuity, shoppers said, are restful nights and pain-free mornings.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
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Rest assured, there’s more than a silver lining in that gray cloud.—
Chris Carosa,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Palo Alto continues to win business in both the cloud and on premises.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Cornell’s comments come after Target posted fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s expectations but cast a pall over the current quarter.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Jacob Pramuk,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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But a few nominees’ past actions have cast a pall over otherwise historic triumphs.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness during this stretch and get to see Earth against the blackness of space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, shone above the horizon, brilliant against the blackness.—
Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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To keep safe, researchers suggest swimmers should avoid wearing shiny jewelry, refrain from swimming at dawn or dusk and avoid areas where fishermen are present.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Rooftop is a vibe day or night with live music and views of the ocean, but dusk is when the hotel team's attention to design details really shine.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.—
Meg Donohue,
Town & Country,
31 Jan. 2023
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
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“Darkness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darkness. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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