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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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2
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
Frederick Anderson traded last season’s darkness for light with a Spring 2026 collection inspired by global escapes, vibrant color, and airy fabrics that embodied joy and wanderlust.
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Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Pricing can vary depending on the darkness of the tint and type of film used to tint the windows.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
As the title suggests, the album places ideas about death and mortality front and center — but in true Depeche Mode fashion, the songs still manage to find joy and inspiration within the darkness.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
Basking in the darkness of the assassination of political opponents sure sounds worthy of being culturally discouraged, perhaps even with tangible consequences.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
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Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Pricing can vary depending on the darkness of the tint and type of film used to tint the windows.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
As the title suggests, the album places ideas about death and mortality front and center — but in true Depeche Mode fashion, the songs still manage to find joy and inspiration within the darkness.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
Basking in the darkness of the assassination of political opponents sure sounds worthy of being culturally discouraged, perhaps even with tangible consequences.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkness
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When And Where To See It To see the Great Square, face east after dark.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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He is better known as Fray Tormenta, the orphanage-sponsoring priest who wrestled after dark, and whose life became the backstory for the movie’s titular character.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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This ambiguity let entrepreneurs like Sanders move into the market without immediate legal repercussions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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Resilience During Uncertainty – AI disruption creates stress and ambiguity; addressing our self-care needs helps leaders sustain performance and avoid burnout.—
Tony Gambill,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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With the big night almost here, here's what to know about the award ceremony and how to watch it.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The crowd takes it all in wearing headphones with green lights, turning the night into a kind of silent disco in a scene straight out of Mad Max.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The subsequent breakout lifted NIO above key resistance from the weekly cloud model, a long-term trend following tool denoted by the shaded area on the chart.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Third-party cloud storage providers that have shifted to using Apple's File Provider API, as most of them have, can display results here and in the general Spotlight search view.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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And while this civil war of sorts bloomed in the shadows in Kentucky, another culture sprung up in broad daylight.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuits cast a pall over last year’s Watch Series 10, which was supposed to be the best-selling wearable’s triumphant 10-year celebration but turned into a mostly iterative update.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The deal, pending the approval of Major League Baseball, capped a 10-month sale process that had cast a pall over the franchise and had already been marred by billionaire Justin Ishbia abandoning his pursuit of the Twins to instead buy eventual control of the White Sox.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The blue sky gave way to the blackness of space about 8 minutes and 4o seconds after leaving the ground.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But the town’s blackness isn’t just about coal—or, for that matter, about the police abuse Shinhye suffers there.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Darkness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darkness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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