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Recent Examples of semidarkness Both try to exercise in semidarkness. Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020 She [Daria] looks at me and smiles in the semidarkness, a calm, shy smile, full of love. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021 From its first painterly images, of the face of Meryl Streep, sad and tender and lovely in the semidarkness, the film declares its artistry, its sensitivity and its theme. Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023 Kate Shepel, 32, lies down in semidarkness, the jutting curve of her belly all but obscured. Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Now, in the semidarkness and the throng of guests, all names seem somehow fluid, interchangeable, secondary. Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021 Hong establishes feelings of isolation from the very first shot, an image of an empty room in semidarkness that becomes a visual motif in the film. Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 12 July 2018 In other areas, bored passengers waited in long lines or simply sprawled out on the slick airport floor, waiting in the semidarkness. Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semidarkness
Noun
  • That could still mean 24-72 hours of darkness though, so just make sure you’re prepared.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Brief periods of darkness can also happen when the sun is totally obscured during total solar eclipses, which occur rarely in any particular spot on Earth.
    Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • How To Find Mars In The Night Sky Go outside after dark and look to the east.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But batteries that bank power for after dark have changed the equation.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Piccadilly Circus is seen at dusk, on 7th January 2025, in London, England.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order authorizing the U.S. military to draft a plan for sending troops to the southern border.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • As an intense blast of arctic air sweeps across much of the United States and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast dig out from weekend snowfall, a rare and significant winter storm is threatening the Gulf Coast states and the Southeast beginning Monday night.
    Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Back to Moravia — and his gift for physical description: The courtyard lay deserted in the bleak, subdued twilight of a sultry day.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Sunrise scene of Seoul downtown city skyline, Aerial view of N Seoul Tower at Namsan Park in twilight sky in morning.
    Amala Balakrishner,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Do not let despair or doom and gloom put you into a catatonic funk.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a lot of doom and gloom around the state of film criticism, especially as it’s become democratized by social media.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Semidarkness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semidarkness. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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