go dark
phrase
1
: to become dark
The room suddenly went dark.
2
a
: to stop operating or functioning : to shut down
Most Salt Lake City restaurants go dark on Sundays …—
Kurt Repanshek
Kurt RepanshekAndy Beal was one of 220 million subscribers to Skype … who saw the service go dark on Aug. 16.—Stephen Baker
Stephen BakerIn the end, the heart stops, the cells die, the neurons go dark …—Joshua Ferris
Joshua Ferris
b
communications
: to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go offline
… Lt. Col. Steve Russell of the Army's 4th Infantry Division ordered his men to "go dark" and roll their Humvees up to the edge of a lone farmhouse here.—William Booth
William BoothExamples of go dark in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
While the show may have gone dark for good, a piece of its history is lighting up a corner of West Hollywood.
—
Alys Martinez,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
However, Stars Hollow isn't going dark; the beloved drama will move to Amazon Prime Video and is already available on Hulu and Disney+.
—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The San Francisco Bay Area no longer has live racing after Golden Gate Fields went dark in 2024 and Bay Meadows ended racing in 2008.
—
Lili Kobielski,
NBC news,
29 June 2026
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Alys Martinez,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
However, Stars Hollow isn't going dark; the beloved drama will move to Amazon Prime Video and is already available on Hulu and Disney+.
—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The San Francisco Bay Area no longer has live racing after Golden Gate Fields went dark in 2024 and Bay Meadows ended racing in 2008.
—
Lili Kobielski,
NBC news,
29 June 2026
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“Go dark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20dark. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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