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as in dusk
a time or place of little or no light
lovers would often retreat to the gloaming of the park's many secluded recesses to steal a kiss
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as in sunset
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
with the gloaming came the familiar call of the whip-poor-will
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Recent Examples of gloaming
Some of these convey important information; others emerged, devoid of any useful meaning, from the marketing gloaming.
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Brian Barrett, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2018
So imagine everyone’s delight when Bennifer reemerged from the gloaming after Lopez split with fiance Alex Rodriguez.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 17 July 2022
The game down on the field seems to be played in the gloaming.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2022
Tony Kemp hit an eighth-inning, two-run homer in the gloaming at the Oakland Coliseum Sunday to give the A’s a 3-1 win over the Yankees in a game that might wind up being the biggest win of the season for the A’s.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2021
The bar shares an appetizer menu with the restaurant; in the gloaming, the seafood towers sparkle.
—The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2021
Queens in the gloaming, the sky a smear of pinks and purples.
—Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2020
There were sourdough waffles to start the day and tuna sandwiches for lunch, a few hours of everyone reading novels in separate corners before a long solitary walk in the gloaming, accompanied by gloved waves across generally empty streets.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2020
Ivanka Trump tweeted the hashtag #TogetherApart with a photo — apparently years-old — of herself playing with her children in some kind of indoor fort, in the gloaming of some plush parlor.
—Dan Zak, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2020
Brian Barrett, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2018
So imagine everyone’s delight when Bennifer reemerged from the gloaming after Lopez split with fiance Alex Rodriguez.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 17 July 2022
The game down on the field seems to be played in the gloaming.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2022
Tony Kemp hit an eighth-inning, two-run homer in the gloaming at the Oakland Coliseum Sunday to give the A’s a 3-1 win over the Yankees in a game that might wind up being the biggest win of the season for the A’s.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2021
The bar shares an appetizer menu with the restaurant; in the gloaming, the seafood towers sparkle.
—The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2021
Queens in the gloaming, the sky a smear of pinks and purples.
—Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2020
There were sourdough waffles to start the day and tuna sandwiches for lunch, a few hours of everyone reading novels in separate corners before a long solitary walk in the gloaming, accompanied by gloved waves across generally empty streets.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2020
Ivanka Trump tweeted the hashtag #TogetherApart with a photo — apparently years-old — of herself playing with her children in some kind of indoor fort, in the gloaming of some plush parlor.
—Dan Zak, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloaming
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At dusk, a procession of the faithful takes to the streets with children often dressed as angels and shepherds.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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Crete is famous for these: the hills at dusk are all blues, violets and blacks; the sky a hundred shades of pink and orange where the sun hits the Aegean.William Leigh, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Hawaii Governor Josh Green ordered that U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff at the Hawaii State Capitol and on all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard from sunrise until sunset on Saturday at the direction of the president.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the movie’s iconic ending, the two ride off into the sunset on Ronald’s lawn mower.Victoria Edel, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Mangione was spotted for the first time Monday night as he was led into a Pennsylvania court.Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The suit, which originally only named Combs as a defendant, alleges that a woman who identified herself only as Jane Doe was trying to get into the VMAs in New York City the night of the assault.Shyla Watson, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rome embodies a conundrum of dark and light that is the South.Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Close just had to replicate the tiny squares of darks and lights on his canvas, like following a map.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Bannon, host of the War Room podcast, made the claim during a speech at the New York Young Republican Club's annual gala on Sunday evening.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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As of Sunday evening, the fire had scorched a little over 4,000 acres and was 49% contained.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Instead of gentle concentric circles, gleaming finishes, or a mesmerizing light show, the ProArt P16 meets us with inky blackness.PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
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The Mid-Credits Scene — the King in Black The central plot of The Last Dance revolves around Venom trying to stop the creator of the symbiotes, Knull (Andy Serkis), from escaping his celestial prison and returning all of existence to the Void, the blackness that predates the universe.Richard Newby, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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At 33 years old, Virgil van Dijk is into the twilight of his career.Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Guests can pick their adventure by choosing an afternoon or a twilight tour with the big cats.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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The park, which is now recognized for its inky black skies, has long protected a sprawling system of caves and passages that offer their own brand of darkness.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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As to a different kind of darkness, I was impressed by Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Gloaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloaming. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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