as in dusk
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
the glow of the western sky at sunset
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Recent Examples of sunset
Passover is a time for reuniting and remembering Passover — known as Pesach in Hebrew — begins at sunset on Wednesday, April 1.
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 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
The holiday both starts and ends at sunset on the respective days.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Visitors are welcome sunrise to sunset.
—Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 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
The holiday both starts and ends at sunset on the respective days.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Visitors are welcome sunrise to sunset.
—Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunset
Noun
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Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The boat, Nazila 05, departed from a port on Taliabu island in North Maluku province just after dusk Sunday bound for Kema in North Sulawesi province, Rizal said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The winner will advance to play Connecticut or Illinois for the title Monday night.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her daughter raced home crying and her parents promptly reported the incident to Sacramento police that night.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During the final week of March, Venus began setting after the end of astronomical twilight, that is, in a completely dark sky, a circumstance that will persist until late August.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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By late next week, a small comet, fresh off a harrowingly close encounter with the Sun, could emerge into the evening twilight and become easily visible in the hour after sunset, sporting a thin, straight tail.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The epitome of that tradition is Choral Evensong, an evening service of hymns, psalms and prayers laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of the Church of England, in 1549.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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If your entire evening is spent on a ball field or on the go, loading food up and taking it with you is another practical option.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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By sundown, a line had formed outside.—
Natalia Favre,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Wait until about 75 minutes after sundown, but be aware that by that time the planet duo will be very low, only about 10 degrees above the west-northwest horizon.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Sunset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunset. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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