as in night
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness with the coming of evenfall the Greek island takes on an entirely different mood

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Noun
  • Spoelstra unsuccessfully challenged that second Adebayo foul, left without a challenge the balance of the night.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Or, enjoy the scenery at golden hour with fitness classes like sunset yoga.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • This also results in quicker sunsets during equinox, as the sun sinks speedily below the horizon over the next couple of days.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The lights, which will be visible at dusk, will match the show's new logo.
    Sean Keane, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Anger at Willard had already advanced from simmer to boil before the Terps tipped off in San Francisco on Thursday evening.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Several key figures - see Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker - are now into the twilights of their respective careers and so Guardiola’s team have been unable to play its usual style of high-energy, high-intensity soccer.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Getting to work with Jacobson again in the twilight of his career has been a thrill, Sirott said.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Evenfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evenfall. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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