dark age

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Recent Examples of dark age Is Trump leading the U.S. into an economic dark age? Mike Patton, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 If this is the future of artificial intelligence, the AI era is going to be a dark age indeed. Wired Staff, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2024 With most of the studio’s fabled animators having retired and productions being scaled back, Disney entered a dark age of animation marked by edgier stories and alienated audiences. Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024 In his Foundation series, Asimov wrote about a hero who must prevent humanity from being thrown into a long dark age after a massive galactic empire collapses. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for dark age
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Noun
  • The other headliners are rising pop star Zara Larsson, Grammy darling Brandi Carlile, lesbian pop band MUNA, and Carly Rae Jepsen doing a special sunset performance.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 May 2026
  • In the image, the actress sat in the sand at sunset beside the child, who appeared bundled in a teddy-bear-style outfit, as the pair looked out toward the ocean.
    Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • One man’s modernity is, of course, another’s degradation, and, as dinner was served, the conversation turned to such recent innovations as ghost runners, pitch clocks, and robot umps, none of them to Murray’s liking.
    Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Critical rehabilitation work has begun on about 1 ½ miles of sanitary sewer pipe in Macomb County, Michigan, after utility crews found severe degradation in the line.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The following month, the Veterans Administration filed a report stating that the Nautilus Veterans Hospital was in a severe state of deterioration, mostly because of the dampness from the sea air, which caused the concrete’s steel rods to rust and give way.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • The switch in alliances has coincided with the rapid deterioration of the security situation in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • For all the ebbs and flows of her career, Larsson has remained uncompromising in her integrity.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
  • The ebbs and flows will send you through it.
    Essence, Essence, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Prices start at $3,625 per person sharing, including accommodation, breakfasts, transportation and eclipse-day transfers.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • The Scoresby Sund, the world’s largest and longest fjord system, ranks as one of the best locations to watch the eclipse, offering over 1 minute and 45 seconds of totality with next to no light pollution.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Out next month, Star follows the rise of two fictional musical acts—a pop star, Ashley, and Siren8, a teen idol group—and the gradual devolution of fan admiration into obsession, and eventually, violence.
    Jenny Tinghui Zhang, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Several factors beyond the democratization of the presidential nominating process have driven the devolution of the Democratic and Republican parties.
    David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Some lambasted the degeneracy of the modern language.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • By some accounts, England began an irreversible slide into degeneracy as soon as the paperback went on sale.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the book, Caputo’s initial pride and arrogance soon give way to a more contemplative spirit, followed by degeneration.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The research team noted that fatty degeneration of the muscle could be clearly seen on MRIs, as streaks of fat replace muscle fibers.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Apr. 2026

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“Dark age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20age. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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