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
Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Decorative torches and candles hung low, casting the halls in a mellow, shaded light: an eternal dusk or dawn.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 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
Amazingly, not one species included in the dataset showed an exclusively crepuscular pattern of dawn and dusk activity, as defined in the study, despite many animals being characterized as such in prior research.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Decorative torches and candles hung low, casting the halls in a mellow, shaded light: an eternal dusk or dawn.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusk
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Hanami at Hakone Hakone Estate and Gardens is open for Hanami from Thursday, March 20 through Friday, April 11, when visitors can check out the gardens’ cherry blossoms after sunset.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Hello, Sailor The vibe: Located about 25 minutes from Charlotte, Hello, Sailor is a fitting venue for a lakeside date — try their tiki cocktails, share popcorn shrimp and enjoy the sunset over Lake Norman.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Buy So, even with a 53-11 record and Oklahoma City applying regular-season beatings to the rest of the NBA every night, there is still an air of mystery around the Thunder’s championship-level viability.—
Tony Jones,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Lady Gaga served as both host and musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
9 Mar. 2025
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Each shade is thoughtfully chosen to evoke an unmistakable ultra-feminine allure.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Harrison recommends the cherry chocolate shade for its rich color, which happens to pair nicely with her casual bedroom decor.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2025
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Pigments darken the lashes, while oils and waxes help thicken them and give your lashes a boost of volume.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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Apparently, the concert’s pyrotechnics, located directly underneath the banners, literally darkened the legacy of the team in a way the stories of Michael Jordan’s gambling and Dennis Rodman’s smelliness never could.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Boat Rocker’s slate currently comprises the likes of 1980s throwback dark comedy Video Nasty, drama series Mix Tape and Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber’s Sundance 2024 doc War Game.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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The outage was random and intermittent, lasting for 45 minutes at a time, then resuming only to go dark again for another 45 minutes.—
John Brandon,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dressed in the costume of a hobo, Lisa French, 9, set off from her Wisconsin home on the evening of Oct. 31, 1973, to go trick-or-treating alone.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Twisters were forecast to pose the most dangerous risk in eastern Louisiana and Mississippi, spreading across Alabama into the evening.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2025
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But against a Borussia Dortmund team that is a shadow of the side that made last season’s final, this is arguably their best opportunity.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Remarkably, the eclipses are 521 years apart, which means the moon takes an almost identical path through Earth's shadow and occurs against the same background stars.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The situation here becomes more murky because Fusion GPS hired Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer, to investigate Trump’s ties with Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Prior to Wednesday’s announcement, the stock had declined more than 50% over the past 12 months as the company’s future became increasingly murky.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Dusk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusk. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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