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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
The floor-to-ceiling windows overlook Nantucket Sound, offering a sweeping view as twilight slips in through the often open windows.
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USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The twilight tributes included Pete Seeger The Power of Song (2007), an irresistible hagiography directed by Jim Brown for PBS’s American Master series.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
These stars appear in that order, as the twilight sky grows dark.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
There’s a twilight canoe outing on Bow River for a quintessential Canadian moment, white water rafting that ends with a night in Anishinaabe-style tepees, excursions on float planes, and even a day of wine tasting in the Okanagan valley.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The twilight tributes included Pete Seeger The Power of Song (2007), an irresistible hagiography directed by Jim Brown for PBS’s American Master series.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
These stars appear in that order, as the twilight sky grows dark.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
There’s a twilight canoe outing on Bow River for a quintessential Canadian moment, white water rafting that ends with a night in Anishinaabe-style tepees, excursions on float planes, and even a day of wine tasting in the Okanagan valley.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twilight
Noun
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See if the Ohio History Center comes alive after dark at Night at the Museum.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Florida Man also doesn’t do dark and overly morbid things.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 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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Currently, Mercury sets about 90 minutes after sunset; about a half hour after sundown look for it about 10 degrees above the west-southwest horizon.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The planet parade that began in January will then come to an end by mid-to-late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the sky each night after sunset, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 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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Ideal for chilly nights and windy days, this lightweight cardigan is also available in red, white, and gray.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article With property values rising and new apartment complexes going up all through the town center, West Hartford continues to get financially stronger and is poised for more growth, Mayor Shari Cantor said Monday evening in her annual State of the Town speech.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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The evening is expected to remain overcast with a low around 49.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2025
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This means that during daylight saving time, many young people get up and travel to school in pitch darkness.—
Beth Ann Malow,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The field is increasingly engulfed in darkness, and—with the score tied—the players must choose between the reckless absurdity of playing a night game without lights and the eternal purgatory of leaving the final contest unresolved.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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Passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness during this stretch and get to see Earth against the blackness of space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, shone above the horizon, brilliant against the blackness.—
Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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