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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
Ultra-powerful focusing IR illuminator offers effective viewing distance up to 400m in total darkness.
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Matt Morris, Space.com, 25 May 2025
Depriving people of their senses, like putting them in total darkness, or in a room without sound, is known as sensory deprivation, and it’s regarded as a form of torture.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Like his 2024 record Children of the Slums, Intrusive Thoughts explores difficult topics head on in the hopes of finding motivation in the darkness.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 22 May 2025
That makes aurora possible in the hours of darkness in timezones throughout North America.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Matt Morris, Space.com, 25 May 2025
Depriving people of their senses, like putting them in total darkness, or in a room without sound, is known as sensory deprivation, and it’s regarded as a form of torture.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Like his 2024 record Children of the Slums, Intrusive Thoughts explores difficult topics head on in the hopes of finding motivation in the darkness.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 22 May 2025
That makes aurora possible in the hours of darkness in timezones throughout North America.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkness
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Also, swimming alone after dark can end in tragedy.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Maryland Stadium Authority taking on more fiscal responsibility at Pimlico Race Course ‘Hands tied’: Athletes left in dark as NCAA settlement leaves murky future for non-revenue sports Justify doing it in 2018 to give the sport a pair of Triple Crown champions in four years quieted that talk.—
Stephen Whyno,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2025
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Jurisdictional role ambiguity adds another layer of complexity.—
Khurram Akhtar,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Critics say ambiguities in the law are part of the problem George Wyeth, a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Institute, says the law is still concerning.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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There were silent Sunday night dinners at restaurants and essentially no contact with any extended relatives.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Starmer is due to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa to sign the deal on Monday morning, after the two sides agreed the final details in the middle of the night.—
Kate Holton,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Then there’s the ocean merging with the western clouds.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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The resulting clouds can act as insulating layers in the atmosphere, often helping to reduce surface temperatures and also the extent of sea ice coverage around Antarctica.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Still, the pall of Chinese interference continues to dog this election.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Cronenberg gives the whole movie a funereal pall: a sense that sad things are going to happen to good people, but there’ll be a sad honor to it all.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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The 40-second clip shows the Kuiper satellites separating from their launch vehicle in the blackness of space following liftoff Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
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After a surge of spring storms, Mr. Jacobs descended into freezing blackness for the third time in late February.—
Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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An elusive apex predator was recorded casually strolling among homes at dusk in a California neighborhood, police said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Lake Austin sits minutes away for a paddle or a dusk cruise.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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