as in darkened
being without light or without much light
under a dusk sky, the campers wearily bedded down for the night
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as in sunset
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball
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as in night
a time or place of little or no light
legends of fearsome beasts living in the dusk of the great forest
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as in shade
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
the forbidding dusk of Germany's famed Black Forest
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as in to darken
to grow dark
the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness
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Recent Examples of dusk
Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2021
The park is open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round, while the information and gift center is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Thanksgiving and vary with the season.
—oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020
Omnia Saed, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
This color appears to glow early in the morning, during dusk and at night when there is supplemental lighting.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Forgive me for skipping dinner, but my pre-dusk meals were simply not going to be outshone.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2021
The park is open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round, while the information and gift center is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Thanksgiving and vary with the season.
—oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020
Noun
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
This color appears to glow early in the morning, during dusk and at night when there is supplemental lighting.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusk
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Making one last run to a Super Bowl win would be a great way to ride off into the sunset for one of the most productive tight ends in NFL history.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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Naturalists in the 19th and 20th centuries documented how pairs of various bird species dutifully toiled together building a nest, protecting the eggs, mutually feeding each other and their offspring, before eventually flying off into the sunset together.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Braeden Phillips, 20, was arrested Friday night and remained jailed over the weekend without bail, the Centre Daily Times reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) tallied more than 770,000 people experiencing homelessness on a single night, an 18 percent increase from 2023.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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The ornate design will look great will all your suitcase mainstays, plus shoppers have their choice of seven springy shades, from red to sage green.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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Keep reading to learn about the four main paint shades that pros would rather not see in a hallway, and why.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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The spring sky darkened over the parking lot of the Swannanoa Ingles.—
Sara Murphy,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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Keeping the Trump tax cuts in place would significantly darken the country’s fiscal outlook.—
Andrew Duehren,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And so by some sociologists, camp is thought to be this form of dark humor serving as a coping mechanism to historical marginalization.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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Editor’s tip: Niacinamide is a multitasker that blurs the look of dark spots, evens your skin tone, and balances your complexion.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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While guests have gotten used to early and extended evening park access, those benefits are actually decided on annually and have been extended for next year.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The waterproof sandals are ideal for everything from an afternoon at the pool to a beach stroll to an evening dinner.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
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From data leakage to shadow engineering, no-code, robotic process automation (RPA) and AI apps create an expanding attack surface that is beyond the reach of standard security controls.—
Yair Finzi,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Stardust reveals how this post-Mercury and Venus shadow period will affect each zodiac sign Comments Mercury and Venus retrograde are finally coming to an end!—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Details are still murky with the plan yet to be formally presented to the all-powerful ICC board.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The process, however, has been murky based on which military branch people are looking to return to, with only the Navy offering a solid idea of the decision.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Dusk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusk. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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