as in darkened
being without light or without much light
under a dusk sky, the campers wearily bedded down for the night
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as in sunset
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball
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as in night
a time or place of little or no light
legends of fearsome beasts living in the dusk of the great forest
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as in shade
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
the forbidding dusk of Germany's famed Black Forest
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as in to darken
to grow dark
the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness
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Recent Examples of dusk
Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2021
The park is open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round, while the information and gift center is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Thanksgiving and vary with the season.
—oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020
Omnia Saed, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
This color appears to glow early in the morning, during dusk and at night when there is supplemental lighting.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Forgive me for skipping dinner, but my pre-dusk meals were simply not going to be outshone.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2021
The park is open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round, while the information and gift center is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Thanksgiving and vary with the season.
—oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020
Noun
She is surrounded by figures that resemble cotton plants, their bulbs aglow, flickering like dragonflies hovering in the fading light of dusk.
—Omnia Saed, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
This color appears to glow early in the morning, during dusk and at night when there is supplemental lighting.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusk
Noun
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There’s nothing quite like a Hawaiian sunset paired with a breezy dinner view.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Apr. 2025
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Our apartment faced west, with a sweeping view of the Hudson River, and the sunsets were often riots of color.—
Rob Mank,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Spoelstra unsuccessfully challenged that second Adebayo foul, left without a challenge the balance of the night.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Cornhuskers opened up this tournament on Monday night with a game against Arizona State and won 86-78.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hope: Ultimately, the protests suggest the possibility that, eventually, an overwhelming majority of Palestinians will never again allow themselves to be ruled by revanchist tyrants of any shade.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Her love of the shade doesn't just date back to Wicked's release, though.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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And for the last 10 pages, Newport-Berra would darken the image to cheat the sun-setting and early evening.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today The shadow of a U.S. recession is growing longer and darkening the outlook for both consumers and CFOs alike, according to various surveys tracking sentiment in March.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Store green tea products in an airtight container in a cool, dry, dark place.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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TikTok briefly went dark in the US and was pulled from app stores on Jan. 18.—
Chloe Albanesius,
PC Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Leaving a bar in Mayfair, Eddie Harrigan (Anson Boon) tries to persuade a reluctant Tommy Stevenson (Felix Edwards) to keep the evening going.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution’s museums.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Chantel Christie-Jeffries, the daughter of Jackie Christie, steps out of her mother’s shadow and into the fire, raising the stakes for a family dynamic already rich with tension.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
3 Apr. 2025
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Musk’s outsize support of Trump was always a political risk, but his decision to come aboard the administration and, at one time, position himself as a kind of shadow president is arguably the biggest bet of his career.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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Details are still murky with the plan yet to be formally presented to the all-powerful ICC board.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The process, however, has been murky based on which military branch people are looking to return to, with only the Navy offering a solid idea of the decision.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Dusk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusk. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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