as in night
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
eventide was their favorite time for enjoying a quiet respite in the backyard
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Even though there’s no alcohol, these drinks, perhaps sipped with socially distanced friends in your eventide backyard, will buoy your spirits in an equally convivial way.
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Beth Segal, cleveland, 5 June 2020
East Bluff Trail at Devil's Lake State Park, perched along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, will blow your eventide expectations.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2022
Beth Segal, cleveland, 5 June 2020
East Bluff Trail at Devil's Lake State Park, perched along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, will blow your eventide expectations.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eventide
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The Clippers’ locker room was mostly empty and quiet Saturday night, a sense of dread appearing to envelop the team following its third consecutive loss.Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Look for Flacco to throw the ball early and often on Sunday night.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country’s health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Shadow details are maintained while looking dark, and in one scene of a valley at dusk, the lights of houses twinkle brightly without showing any light bloom.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Boycott, a lesbian party turned iconic bar, marks 20 years in Phoenix In the dark, questions of life in the universe Two hours after sunset, the rim was deserted.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Sunrise and sunset will be about an hour earlier on Sunday and there will be more light in the morning, per Almanac.com.Kelly Tyko, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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About five people were still considered missing by Thursday evening, Schroetlin said.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Students from College of Adaptive Arts will participate in the game that evening by singing the opening National Anthem, as well as performing a special cheer routine during the game.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Rodgers, at the age of 40 and looking every bit like it this season, is clearly in the twilight of his career.Jesse Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead, these locations experience polar twilight as their brightest periods during this season, which replaces their daylight.Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Be sure to switch the night vision on once nightfall rolls around!New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2024
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My young brain was riveted by the tale of a planet with six suns that, for the first time in the history of its inhabitants, will set at the same time, bringing on nightfall.Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Eventide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventide. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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