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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
stumbled around the twilight of the shuttered room, unable to see where she was going
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as in dusk
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
watched as twilight descended and the woods fell silent
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Recent Examples of twilight
Instead, these locations experience polar twilight as their brightest periods during this season, which replaces their daylight.
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Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Among the other notable projects that earned the right to pitch at IDFA Forum is one that draws on archive from the twilight of the Soviet Union.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
The album amalgamates this twilight mood into a cohesive, moody, sometimes melancholic, often achingly pretty 34 minutes of music.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Where cars sit idle beneath the open sky, trees might one day arch overhead and couples linger in a waning twilight.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Among the other notable projects that earned the right to pitch at IDFA Forum is one that draws on archive from the twilight of the Soviet Union.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
The album amalgamates this twilight mood into a cohesive, moody, sometimes melancholic, often achingly pretty 34 minutes of music.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Where cars sit idle beneath the open sky, trees might one day arch overhead and couples linger in a waning twilight.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Help your favorite hiker stay safe after dark with Black Diamond’s water-resistant Cosmo 350 Headlamp.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
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There’s not a lot of street life in the central city, even after dark when the summer heat subsides.Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps the most impressive features of this tiny home are the floor-to-ceiling windows, which provide tons of natural light throughout the day and give you a beautiful view of nature at dusk.Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country’s health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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After sunset, the five-mile excursion around the mountain transforms into a holiday sing-along extravaganza.Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
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Here on a table overlooking the sea just after a spectacular sunset, with a million stars starting to shine.Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Though just two men were tried—and acquitted—for the murder, Thompson’s research suggests eight were present in the barn on the night of Till’s killing.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Following the event, Longoria took to Instagram to share a carousel of images from the night.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education made Shauna Murphy, who has been serving as interim superintendent since May, the district's permanent superintendent during a surprise vote Monday evening.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The annual award show, which recognizes outstanding achievement in country music, features rising stars and veteran performers competing for the evening's top honors, including the New Artist of the Year award and the coveted Entertainer of the Year title.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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The score roils with melodic drama in the film’s prologue, which vibrantly depicts a tense heist to steal the titular piano under the cover of darkness and a Fourth of July fireworks show in Mississippi.Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Speed, distraction, infrastructure and, as a Detroit Free Press/USA Today Network investigation revealed in 2018, the increasing presence of large trucks and SUVs with their higher front ends, have all played a role, along with factors, including darkness and impairment.Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 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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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
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“Twilight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twilight. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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