variants
or crepuscle
as in twilight
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day
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As twilight fades in the western sky, look for the brilliant planet Venus shining at magnitude -4.8 near a delicate waxing crescent moon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025 -
Several of them will only appear low on the western horizon around twilight, but three will be bright and high in the sky after sunset.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hanami at Hakone Hakone Estate and Gardens is open for Hanami from Thursday, March 20 through Friday, April 11, when visitors can check out the gardens’ cherry blossoms after sunset.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Hello, Sailor The vibe: Located about 25 minutes from Charlotte, Hello, Sailor is a fitting venue for a lakeside date — try their tiki cocktails, share popcorn shrimp and enjoy the sunset over Lake Norman.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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Buy So, even with a 53-11 record and Oklahoma City applying regular-season beatings to the rest of the NBA every night, there is still an air of mystery around the Thunder’s championship-level viability.—
Tony Jones,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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That same something could be different when the Huskies play Creighton for the third time in Monday night’s championship game.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2025
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Jupiter can be seen at dusk, high overhead in the south, according to NASA.—
Terry Dickerson,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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At dusk, trumpeter Felice Carella and singer Davide Capuano serenaded the pope with a rendition of Schubert’s Ave Maria under his window.—
Silvia Stellacci,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Crepuscule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscule. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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