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as in afternoon
a later period of one's life
now in the evening of their lives, the married couple are ready to hand the family business over to the next generation
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as in night
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
in the evening a reddish glow often appears on the mountaintops
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as in smoothing
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
even the filling before adding the top layer of the cake
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as in balancing
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
the contention that producing more arms will even us with the enemy and therefore make us more secure
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as in black-tie
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Recent Examples of evening
Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 10 Aug. 2017
Evening practice brings back high school memories for some Ducks.
—Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, 9 Aug. 2017
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
The alleged assassin, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was taken into custody by the FBI late Thursday evening.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Evening procession: The Feast closes with an procession following the 8 p.m. Mass on Aug. 15.
—Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 10 Aug. 2017
Evening practice brings back high school memories for some Ducks.
—Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, 9 Aug. 2017
Verb
The evening also saw tributes to series like The Golden Girls, Gilmore Girls, and Everybody Loves Raymond.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
The alleged assassin, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was taken into custody by the FBI late Thursday evening.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evening
Noun
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Between Kirk’s shooting last Wednesday afternoon and the following morning, Forbes’ Conor Murray writes that some conservative pundits had some of their biggest streaming audiences ever.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The body of Cory Zukatis was found in Vicksburg Monday afternoon, according to the Vicksburg Post.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The two-night WrestleMania 42 event occurs on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Fritz’s Team World now has a 7-3 lead over Team Europe after seven matches, with five to play, including Saturday night’s doubles match.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The handle twists at a 90-degree angle to become a high-speed hair dryer, but locked into its upright position, the device converts into a self-winding curling iron, a frizz-smoothing paddle brush, and a volume-building oval brush.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Offset spatula This decorating tool is a skinny, rectangular spatula used to assist in smoothing icing, which will give your cake a polished finish.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For Cena, the challenge will be balancing his veteran savvy and crowd appeal with the physicality Lesnar brings.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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For leaders, balancing these demands with thoughtful stewardship can feel like an impossible task.—
Jacob Kupietzky,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than bold color palettes or unorthodox styling, some of Sunday’s best menswear simply reimagined the codes of black-tie dress.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The black-tie event was attended by many of the couple's celebrity friends, including Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Orlando Bloom, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Karlie Kloss, Leonardo DiCaprio, Usher, and Tom Brady.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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A day earlier, the committee acted to change recommendations for young children, indicating that a risk of seizures necessitated separate chickenpox vaccinations through age three.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, 31, founded Turning Point USA at age 18 and rose to become one of the most prominent conservative voices in the country.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That alignment puts Saturn closest to Earth and keeps it visible all night, rising in the east around sunset and setting in the west around sunrise.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In the photos, the model is seen resting in a hospital bed, cozying up next to a small crochet angel, eating pizza, and taking in the sunset and rainbow views from her window.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The lone artisan in his shop shaving out a single bow at a time from a stave of wood was a thing of the past.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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In that case, 33-year-old TJ Hoover woke up in the operating room to find people shaving his chest, bathing his body in surgical solution and talking about harvesting his organs.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Evening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evening. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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