as in night
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
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Recent Examples of eve
On the eve of Yom Kippur, a pre-hoilday feast is enjoyed by families and friends.
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Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
On the eve of a new season, the NHL has a new way for fans to play hockey — in their living rooms, no ice or stick required.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Chicago was the setting for a fall 2024 skillshare intentionally held on the eve of the presidential election.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
On the ground in Virginia and New Jersey, which host governor’s elections in little more than a month, the issue was only just beginning to be a focus on the eve of the shutdown.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
On the eve of a new season, the NHL has a new way for fans to play hockey — in their living rooms, no ice or stick required.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Chicago was the setting for a fall 2024 skillshare intentionally held on the eve of the presidential election.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
On the ground in Virginia and New Jersey, which host governor’s elections in little more than a month, the issue was only just beginning to be a focus on the eve of the shutdown.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eve
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Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Two weeks after an upset loss to visiting Cal Poly and a week after having a off-night bye to think about a season that could go either way, Sacramento State delivered a resounding 55-27 victory over Weber State on Saturday night in chilly Ogden, Utah.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The innovative lineup features purses with knotted rope details, a bag shaped like a sailor collar and a laptop bag with magnetic closures that transforms into a pouch for evening.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Approximately 50 people gathered Sunday evening to celebrate the life and upcoming birthday of Keiairra Travis after a hit-and-run killed her early Saturday morning.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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That Friday night, at dusk, Mamdani set out from Inwood.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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By dusk, the men in the lake house—men with wives and girlfriends wisely absent—were cracking jokes about his comely dishevelment.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Draconid meteors appear to streak away from a point of origin — or radiant — located close to the head of the great dragon represented by the constellation Draco, which can be found glittering above the Big Dipper asterism in the northwestern sky after sunset in mid-October.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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From sunrise to sunset, the Big Apple seems to stretch right into the apartment, with everything from the Empire State Building to the Upper East Side rooftops on show.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eve. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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