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Recent Examples of crepuscular
And his use of color — bold reds, crepuscular blues, hopeful yellows — is impossible to forget.
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Ernesto Lechner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
As crepuscular animals, felines are most active at dawn and dusk, which their ancestors used to their advantage to hunt in the wild, according to an article from the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Photograph Of The Year Winners Anti crepuscular rays at Cono de Arita in La Puna, Argentina create an atmospheric optical phenomenon that appears as beams of light converging towards a point opposite the sun in the sky.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Responding to this, predators have also adopted crepuscular schedules since that is when their prey is more active.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Ernesto Lechner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
As crepuscular animals, felines are most active at dawn and dusk, which their ancestors used to their advantage to hunt in the wild, according to an article from the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Photograph Of The Year Winners Anti crepuscular rays at Cono de Arita in La Puna, Argentina create an atmospheric optical phenomenon that appears as beams of light converging towards a point opposite the sun in the sky.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Responding to this, predators have also adopted crepuscular schedules since that is when their prey is more active.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crepuscular
Adjective
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Gaze upon a twilit sky, the endless shore, the receding vista, the inside of palm to forehead.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
28 Jan. 2023
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Zegler is the true find, a marvelous singer and a radiant persona, and Spielberg and Kaminski film her like a bright flare in a twilit ocean; her sheer presence papers over some of the more facile aspects of Maria’s characterization.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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When the summer heat creeps to unbearable temperatures, pre-dawn and post-dusk become the most appealing times to run.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
1 Aug. 2022
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Mylar space blankets draped across their shoulders glistened a surreal golden hue as the vessel’s blinding strobe lights illuminated the post-dusk spectacle.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2021
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Estrada, framed at the register by detergents and a stack of the New York Times as dog-walkers and scene kids browse in the dusky afternoon, is an anthropologist of sorts.—
Jason LeCras,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The dusky tetraka, a bird that had been rediscovered on another expedition in December 2022, was also not located in Makira.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Its 19th-century spire lit up like a matchstick against the darkling sky, its tip cracking and plunging through the ceiling.—
Michael Kimmelman,
New York Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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As scientists often find darkened teeth in ancient burials, other factors can contribute to a black appearance, notably the chewing of betel leaves.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui posted a video to X over the weekend, showing a dazzling view of auroras spreading like a tall blanket over the darkened Earth below.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That lightless, see-through murk is dark matter.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
25 Jan. 2026
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Amir and Miri share their memories of holing up in a lightless, airless concrete room with two children under the age of 5, trying desperately to remain quiet.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The gloomy, slow-motion aesthetic to the footage has more of a Zack Snyder vibe compared to Holland’s three previous outings as Spider-Man.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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The energetic print is a strategic way to liven up even the most basic outdoor furniture arrangements, making future pool days feel that much brighter or even bringing back some life to the backyard on gloomy days.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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In 2016, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a somber visit to the Pearl Harbor memorial site alongside then-President Barack Obama.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But the mood at the event that February evening was notably sombre.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Crepuscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscular. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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