as in black
a time or place of little or no light
strange nocturnal noises emanated from the forbidding blackness of the forest
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Recent Examples of blackness
The text gets smaller and quieter in the next three panels, followed by three extraordinary solid panels of inky blackness.
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Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
In each image, a patch of purple with neon pink veins floats in the blackness of space, surrounded by flecks of light.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
Shot in inky blackness, Kyle Edward Ball’s film taps into that primal childhood fear of calling out for your parents in the dark and hearing no reply.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
At that altitude the air is thin enough to see the blackness of space, but thick enough to support special high-altitude balloons.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
In each image, a patch of purple with neon pink veins floats in the blackness of space, surrounded by flecks of light.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
Shot in inky blackness, Kyle Edward Ball’s film taps into that primal childhood fear of calling out for your parents in the dark and hearing no reply.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
At that altitude the air is thin enough to see the blackness of space, but thick enough to support special high-altitude balloons.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackness
Noun
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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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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Also, swimming alone after dark can end in tragedy.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Maryland Stadium Authority taking on more fiscal responsibility at Pimlico Race Course ‘Hands tied’: Athletes left in dark as NCAA settlement leaves murky future for non-revenue sports Justify doing it in 2018 to give the sport a pair of Triple Crown champions in four years quieted that talk.—
Stephen Whyno,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2025
Noun
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In those moments of darkness and fear, this community — in that room in D.C. and beyond — was the light and humanity.—
Alexis Schwartz,
Baltimore Sun,
31 May 2025
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The songs explore healing, transformation, and finding beauty in darkness, according to a press release.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Remember to keep your windows open at night to let in a nice breeze.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2025
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If using a smartphone camera, NASA suggests turning on night mode, long exposure times and a tripod to keep the photos steady.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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An elusive apex predator was recorded casually strolling among homes at dusk in a California neighborhood, police said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Lake Austin sits minutes away for a paddle or a dusk cruise.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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And Jupiter, which will be nothing more than a bright, white dot against the bright twilight background, will appear only 5 degrees higher.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 May 2025
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From summer through October, the rooftop transforms into a cinematic wonderland, screening cult classics against the twilight sky.—
Malik Peay,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Boomer Blockade Despite the doom and gloom news cycle.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Understandably, media companies don’t want to scare advertisers with lots of doom and gloom.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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“Blackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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