as in darkening
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum
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Recent Examples of sunless
As for applying baby oil or a sunless tanner before spending time in the sun, as some TikTokers suggest, Houshman strongly advised against it.
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 15 Aug. 2024
Cosmetic sunless tanners, such as bronzers and sunless tanner lotions, are considered safe when used appropriately.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
This is what the world looks like at the ocean’s sunless depths.
—James Nestor, Outside Online, 18 June 2024
The Box had a slighty funhouse mirror quality to it, probably because the set was housed at the Fell’s Point Recreation Pier, a sunless relic of better days in Charm City.
—Paul McGuire, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 15 Aug. 2024
Cosmetic sunless tanners, such as bronzers and sunless tanner lotions, are considered safe when used appropriately.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
This is what the world looks like at the ocean’s sunless depths.
—James Nestor, Outside Online, 18 June 2024
The Box had a slighty funhouse mirror quality to it, probably because the set was housed at the Fell’s Point Recreation Pier, a sunless relic of better days in Charm City.
—Paul McGuire, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunless
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The user posted the images and videos, including an image of a light in the sky, and several videos that appear to be shot from a plane cabin, but are very dark.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The best places to watch are dark sky parks Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks, three international dark sky parks and an international dark sky sanctuary.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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Their story could have been told myriad ways and, if the current TV market had anything to say about it: the best way to tell any true crime is to be as bleak, haunting and gory as possible.Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, people have taken to social media arguing that, while the film might be visually appealing, its underlying message is bleak.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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On Christmas morning, Lucy (Sandra Bullock), a lonely token collector, rescues her secret crush Peter (Peter Gallagher) after he’s pushed onto the tracks and knocked out.Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Juárez lies in the heart of the desert, and on the surface, much of it resembles a lonely ghost town.John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
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By the time Rip and Lloyd dump Jamie’s body and set his car ablaze in a desolate field in Iowa, her cover story is validated, and warrants are issued against Jamie for aggravated assault and domestic violence.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, the Russians should know best about the desolate state of affairs inside the Syrian security and military apparatus.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yet another was that depressive symptoms were self-reported, whereas clinical diagnosis is the gold standard for depression assessment.New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
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Those who overestimated positive emotions, rather than focusing on negative ones, reported better well-being, fewer depressive symptoms and greater resilience.Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Two of the movies feature both Adams and Julianne Moore, and what’s really depressing is that such a phenomenal pairing got wasted on hapless material.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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And seeing even a preview of that was so depressing for me.Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
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Less than two weeks after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, an Army-Navy football game played in front of a crowd of 102,000 spectators at Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium on December 7, 1963, might have been a subdued and somber affair.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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Back in the locker room and away from the field where the Patriots lost a not-as-close-as-it-sounds 34-15 game, the mood wasn’t somber.Chad Graff, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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For the post-premiere after-party, Depp shed her top layer, rocking just the gray dress underneath.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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Little is known about the gray industrial design, which has been shrouded in secrecy.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Sunless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunless. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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