dark ages

Definition of dark agesnext
plural of dark age

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Noun
  • Stay long enough for sunsets that splash the sky in neon orange.
    Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Evenings continue to warm up, but the sunsets get later and later, delaying the start of your celestial pursuits.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The most common adverse events were falls and muscle weakness, which overlap with ALS symptoms.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Another was found unresponsive in his room after multiple falls.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To discover a fourth, most distant component by checking eclipses in the same way as the inner system requires much more time, maybe even several decades or longer.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The March 3 blood moon full moon event is one of four eclipses expected in 2026, with two solar eclipses and two total lunar eclipses.
    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
  • If Wyatt and Surrey could pen brilliant sonnets under Tudor tyranny, then certainly great art can be produced under capitalism despite its particular degradations.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Of the many nadirs this season — from letting a two-goal lead slip against Bournemouth to their existing run of five defeats in six league games from December 14 — the chastening 3-0 loss against Wolves on January 3 ranks high.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Some readers may be old enough to remember the 1976 Bicentennial, which occurred during one of the city’s lowest ebbs and lifted everyone’s spirits.
    John Calvelli, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Skeptics will wonder about the timing of the new release, which the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced as public attention in politics ebbs and the holiday season hits its peak.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Recent easing failed to prevent spending declines in several consumer categories.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • However, the declines are minimal versus their two-year runs.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Dark ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20ages. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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