as in sunset
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
we were told that the best time to see elk is at sundown
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Recent Examples of sundown
Sadly, there’s no magic pill to treat sundown syndrome.
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Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
Currently, Mercury sets about 90 minutes after sunset; about a half hour after sundown look for it about 10 degrees above the west-southwest horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
In particular, in parking lots after sundown, attendees get on top of police cars and engage in violent behavior like throwing glass bottles.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Manager Ali Yasser Ali explains that the Middle East's bustling nightlife means many people enjoy drinking coffee after sundown.
To replicate that experience in HamCo, Yafa is open later than many other local coffee shops.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
Currently, Mercury sets about 90 minutes after sunset; about a half hour after sundown look for it about 10 degrees above the west-southwest horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
In particular, in parking lots after sundown, attendees get on top of police cars and engage in violent behavior like throwing glass bottles.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Manager Ali Yasser Ali explains that the Middle East's bustling nightlife means many people enjoy drinking coffee after sundown.
To replicate that experience in HamCo, Yafa is open later than many other local coffee shops.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundown
Noun
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Or, enjoy the scenery at golden hour with fitness classes like sunset yoga.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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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
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The lights, which will be visible at dusk, will match the show's new logo.—
Sean Keane,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
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How might a mid-century New York City Mob boss spend his nights?—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Castillo performed small open-mic nights at restaurants and clubs in Brixton, often with the Latin alternative artist Desta French, who is Colombian and Italian.—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Leaving a bar in Mayfair, Eddie Harrigan (Anson Boon) tries to persuade a reluctant Tommy Stevenson (Felix Edwards) to keep the evening going.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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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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By nightfall, thousands of protesters had gathered outside City Hall and other, smaller protests were being held elsewhere in Istanbul; in the capital, Ankara; and in other cities.—
Ben Hubbard,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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The lander is expected to operate for 10 days before lunar nightfall plunges it into darkness, rendering the spacecraft inoperable.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Sundown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundown. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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