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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
finding anything in a pitch-black room is almost impossible
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Recent Examples of pitch-black
Prisoners who get out of line face up to 14 days in pitch-black solitary confinement, says Garcia.
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 10 June 2025
Fox reverted to her pitch-black hair color, adding front waves around her face and spiraling a piece of hair on her forehead.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
Just 12 hours after entering a pitch-black, 400-square-foot cabin dug into the hillside in southern Oregon, crypto founder Charles Hoskinson fled in terror.
—Mattha Busby, Wired News, 4 June 2025
Skims also has the thong in a barely-there blue and a pitch-black Obsidian.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pitch-black
Eric Cortellessa, Time, 10 June 2025
Fox reverted to her pitch-black hair color, adding front waves around her face and spiraling a piece of hair on her forehead.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
Just 12 hours after entering a pitch-black, 400-square-foot cabin dug into the hillside in southern Oregon, crypto founder Charles Hoskinson fled in terror.
—Mattha Busby, Wired News, 4 June 2025
Skims also has the thong in a barely-there blue and a pitch-black Obsidian.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pitch-black
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch-black
Adjective
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For instance, the report highlights warming temperatures have pushed black legged ticks, a primary carrier of Lyme disease, northward.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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But the obvious calculation behind this move illustrated the desperation of so many anonymous black showbiz performers (such as those who were paid to promote the Kamala Harris campaign) who eagerly demonstrate an unshakeable loyalty to the post-FDR legacy of Democratic Party devotion.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Transformed into a swan by the evil sorcerer Rothbart, Odette and Siegfried's love faces an impossible battle against dark forces.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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Number two, male, white, tall, gray hair, dark eyes.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Following his four-time Oscar-winning 2019 smash, the director returns in Mickey 17 to sci-fi, skewering autocracy and even attempted genocide in a pitch-dark comedy about colonization.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Geo News and broadcaster ARY both reported that a massive raid was launched by security forces in pitch-dark central Islamabad, where lights had been turned off and a barrage of tear gas was fired.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Anton and his second wife adopted Jean sometime during the Depression, but the details are murky.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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While the Celtics have made a couple of small additions, the future is still a bit murky.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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“Pitch-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch-black. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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