as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
strange nocturnal noises emanated from the forbidding blackness of the forest
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Recent Examples of blackness
The building jolts and is cloaked in blackness.
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Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
The activity is not unlike the way US and Soviet submarines tailed one another in the Cold War, but instead of running silent and running deep, highly reflective satellites easily stand out against the inky blackness of space.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Only his beard breaks the blackness, the white cascading down his vestments.
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Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
In it, a crescent of Earth’s blue vitality hovers amid the blackness of space, above a high-definition brownish gray wasteland of lunar craters.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blackness
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
The activity is not unlike the way US and Soviet submarines tailed one another in the Cold War, but instead of running silent and running deep, highly reflective satellites easily stand out against the inky blackness of space.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Only his beard breaks the blackness, the white cascading down his vestments.
—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
In it, a crescent of Earth’s blue vitality hovers amid the blackness of space, above a high-definition brownish gray wasteland of lunar craters.
—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blackness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackness
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Even an aggressive plaintiff would know that lingering past dark wouldn’t go over well in court.
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News of a glow-in-the-dark Nike Air Foamposite Pro first materialized in November, with early reports of a Summit White/Black colorway enhanced with the glowing treatment.
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Suddenly, stickers with red, purple or orange edges became especially sought-after, and collectors have put huge bounties on ultra-rare, black-bordered, 1-of-1s — as in, one in the world — depicting Messi, Ronaldo, Lamine Yamal and other big stars.
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The result is a black that creates a ‘black-hole’ effect of virtually no reflected light at all.
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Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
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Reflections, shadows and motion blur can all reduce detection confidence.
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This allows the robot to operate autonomously in complete darkness, harsh sunlight, and rapidly changing lighting conditions while maintaining accurate mapping, obstacle detection, and path planning for uninterrupted inspections and patrols.
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The most beautiful of all the zodiacal constellations is now visible, low toward the south-southeast as darkness falls.
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The engineer flew in from Tampa to try and find her mother, sister, brother-in-law and nephew in the ruins of their nine-story apartment building, sleeping on the ground since arriving two nights ago.
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On Monday night, Contreras was ejected in the second inning after a check-swing strikeout prompted him to give a sarcastic ABS challenge gesture at the umpire, earning an instant boot.
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Over 82 nights in April, May, September and October, researchers interviewed visitors after dusk at campgrounds, scenic overlooks and parking areas.
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Arrive before dusk and marvel at the biggest fireworks display in the region.
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In the twilight of the twentieth century, with the shadows of history all around, Ligeti cleared the stage for an infinite musical future.
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Any impacts will be subtle but visually noticeable, especially around peak twilight hours.
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The broader mood tracks right alongside, with 40% expecting AI to be bad for society over the next twenty years against 16% who expect good, the gloom running deepest among adults under 30, and 63% saying the whole thing is moving too fast.
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The partying turned to gloom after the temblors.
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“Blackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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