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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
the raiding party snuck up under cover of darkness
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as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the darkness of certain passages in the Book of Revelation
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as in night
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
let's wait for darkness before telling ghost stories
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Recent Examples of darkness
Israelis And Palestinians React To Ceasefire Deal: 'Indescribable Feeling'
By Liz Hirsh Naftali
Advocate for Israel's Hostages
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After 468 days of darkness, hostage families are seeing a glimmer of light as a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is supposed to take effect on Jan. 19.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
When dusk descends into darkness, thousands of the insects light up in unison to the beat of some imperceptible drum.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
The imagery in the lyrics compares this transformation to that of a vampire who, after a long period of darkness, is finally ready to embrace the light again.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
In the winter, near 24-hour darkness is counteracted by cozy Christmas markets, including the village of Henningsvaer’s Pre-Christmas Adventure, with concerts, food, arts and crafts under twinkling lights.
—Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
When dusk descends into darkness, thousands of the insects light up in unison to the beat of some imperceptible drum.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
The imagery in the lyrics compares this transformation to that of a vampire who, after a long period of darkness, is finally ready to embrace the light again.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
In the winter, near 24-hour darkness is counteracted by cozy Christmas markets, including the village of Henningsvaer’s Pre-Christmas Adventure, with concerts, food, arts and crafts under twinkling lights.
—Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkness
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How To Find Mars In The Night Sky Go outside after dark and look to the east.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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But batteries that bank power for after dark have changed the equation.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The ruling opens the door to discovery on Paramount’s understanding of its deal with WBD and whether the company took fraudulent measures to take advantage of ambiguity in the contract.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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This state of ambiguity often leads to avoidance behavior, where people choose to stick with familiar but less desirable options because the unknown feels riskier.—
Tess Brigham,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order authorizing the U.S. military to draft a plan for sending troops to the southern border.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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As an intense blast of arctic air sweeps across much of the United States and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast dig out from weekend snowfall, a rare and significant winter storm is threatening the Gulf Coast states and the Southeast beginning Monday night.—
Nazaneen Ghaffar,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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This break in the clouds can be seen all over Portland.—
Tony Perrottet,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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At a time when photos, movie tickets and messages all live in the cloud, junk journaling creates a tactile record of one’s experiences.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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Brutal political assassinations have cast a pall over Guerrero in southwest Mexico.—
Simon Romero,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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But the chaos that accompanied the withdrawal, including the deaths of 13 American service members, cast a pall over his presidency.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Instead of gentle concentric circles, gleaming finishes, or a mesmerizing light show, the ProArt P16 meets us with inky blackness.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Oct. 2024
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The Mid-Credits Scene — the King in Black The central plot of The Last Dance revolves around Venom trying to stop the creator of the symbiotes, Knull (Andy Serkis), from escaping his celestial prison and returning all of existence to the Void, the blackness that predates the universe.—
Richard Newby,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2024
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These efforts were felt most strikingly on the beach at dinner, when dusk made the blinking lights on the opposite shoreline more apparent.—
Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2025
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Saturn, nearby, will become visible to the naked eye as dusk fades to darkness and remain observable for around three-and-a-half hours past sunset, at which point the pair will sink below the horizon and out of view.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Darkness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darkness. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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