as in darkened
being without light or without much light
she stumbled over something in the unlit hallway
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With modest effort and our standard test parts, our system looks great all lit up (even with the plain, unlit fans on our 240mm CPU cooler).
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PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
View 3 Images View gallery - 3 images Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a smart way to help drones find their way through unlit indoor spaces autonomously, without costly night vision cameras.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
The show recouped its capitalization and announced a return engagement next season.
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical played one preview performance last week at the Golden Theater, and went on despite having an unlit marquee as a result of President Trump’s tariffs.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
The tragedy occurred when a lit bundle of mortar-style aerials tipped over and shot into crates of unlit fireworks, causing a rapid-fire series of blasts.
—Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
View 3 Images View gallery - 3 images Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a smart way to help drones find their way through unlit indoor spaces autonomously, without costly night vision cameras.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
The show recouped its capitalization and announced a return engagement next season.
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical played one preview performance last week at the Golden Theater, and went on despite having an unlit marquee as a result of President Trump’s tariffs.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
The tragedy occurred when a lit bundle of mortar-style aerials tipped over and shot into crates of unlit fireworks, causing a rapid-fire series of blasts.
—Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlit. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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