as in night
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
since you aren't taking a flashlight, make sure you're back at camp by nightfall
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Recent Examples of nightfall
After nightfall, the golden walls of the Church of the Nativity were illuminated as a few dozen people quietly milled about.
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Jalal Bwaitel, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The actor and director drives down a winding road during nightfall in the music video directed by Bradley J. Calder, expressively lip-syncing along to the soulful track before grinding to a halt and dancing along the empty highway.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Less than an hour later, the rescue turned into a recovery mission, with deputies searching until nightfall.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024
Water in the Morning Watering in the morning gives plants more time to absorb moisture before nightfall and can reduce the chances of root rot.
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—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
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Jalal Bwaitel, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The actor and director drives down a winding road during nightfall in the music video directed by Bradley J. Calder, expressively lip-syncing along to the soulful track before grinding to a halt and dancing along the empty highway.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Less than an hour later, the rescue turned into a recovery mission, with deputies searching until nightfall.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024
Water in the Morning Watering in the morning gives plants more time to absorb moisture before nightfall and can reduce the chances of root rot.
5.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightfall
Noun
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Approximately 780,000 incorrect charges totaling over 2 billion forints ($5.43 million) in one night.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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One night, my mother and my father heard a gunshot in their room in São Paulo.Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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Piccadilly Circus is seen at dusk, on 7th January 2025, in London, England.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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This bucket-list worthy kayaking experience starts at dusk and will take participants through the iconic Flowerpot Rock formations.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Cloud services sunset features while introducing others.Ismail Amla, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The exemption sunsets in January, giving families one last season to use it.Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Go earlier in the evening on a weekday to avoid crowds.Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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The first is to shift solar power stored in batteries during the day to shore up peak demand in the evening.Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Other than Pasta, and recognizing that Marchand is in his twilight years, the rest of the forward crew are essentially 10 to 20 goal scorers, who can chip in but are not go to guys when a game is on the line.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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These and other organic molecules likely formed in the twilight years of the earliest stars, perhaps as early as a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Nightfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightfall. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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