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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
finding anything in a pitch-black room is almost impossible
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Recent Examples of pitch-black
Weapons plays along the same lines in this sub-genre’s sandbox, too, denying easy catharsis after wracking viewers’ nerves with its combination of pitch-black humor, abject grief, and superbly conducted jump scares.
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Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
In addition, the team studied how to use lasers and AI to help drones to navigate in a duct's pitch-black, near-featureless environment.
—David Szondy
august 02, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
This pitch-black Irish comedy centers on Elvira Clancy, a depressive, small-town obituary writer whose newspaper has recently reduced her to freelancing.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Part pie-eyed rom-com and part pitch-black comedy, Oh, Hi! — the title itself is an in-joke between the two young lovers — basks in the glow of a genre that specializes in selling happily-ever-after fantasies, then takes a perverse glee in throwing buckets of cold water on your expectations.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
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Andy Crump, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
In addition, the team studied how to use lasers and AI to help drones to navigate in a duct's pitch-black, near-featureless environment.
—David Szondy
august 02, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
This pitch-black Irish comedy centers on Elvira Clancy, a depressive, small-town obituary writer whose newspaper has recently reduced her to freelancing.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Part pie-eyed rom-com and part pitch-black comedy, Oh, Hi! — the title itself is an in-joke between the two young lovers — basks in the glow of a genre that specializes in selling happily-ever-after fantasies, then takes a perverse glee in throwing buckets of cold water on your expectations.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch-black
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Tillman wore a stunning all-white suit and bowtie, while Cumming sported a chic black suit accented with white outlines, and a giant pussybow tie.—
James Factora,
Them.,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The night serum visibly smooths wrinkles, reduces fine lines, and soothes the appearance of dark circles and uneven skin tone.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The scent is smoky yet sweet, spicy yet smooth, dark but with an underlying lightness—the result of combining clean white musk with rose, tobacco, suede, and cumin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Berger based his claim on the fossils being found in narrow, pitch-dark chambers, far from natural entrances or evidence of animal activity.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Alas, The Man said no to his dream of swinging a pickaxe all day within the bowels of a pitch-dark cave, and so poor Steve grew up to be the saddest doorknob salesman that Chuglass, Idaho had ever seen.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Despite being a high-resolution display, the icons weren’t always clear when contrasted with my real-world field of view, causing the letters to appear a bit murky.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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The law surrounding public university employees' speech rights is murkier, as the schools receive federal tax dollars.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Pitch-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch-black. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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