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 opening of RH’s first Paris gallery, Gary Friedman issued a heartfelt message to the city and its people.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
By the eve of the Civil War, pro-slavery Southerners had even fractured the Democratic Party, which had long done their bidding.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Luca Guadagnino’s cancel-culture drama set in the world of academia did not play well at his native Italian festival, and on the eve of a rowdy press conference.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Numbers leaning toward Beijing An analysis published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the eve of the parade showed some of the math tipping in Beijing’s favor.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
By the eve of the Civil War, pro-slavery Southerners had even fractured the Democratic Party, which had long done their bidding.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Luca Guadagnino’s cancel-culture drama set in the world of academia did not play well at his native Italian festival, and on the eve of a rowdy press conference.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Numbers leaning toward Beijing An analysis published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the eve of the parade showed some of the math tipping in Beijing’s favor.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eve
Noun
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With the big night almost here, here's what to know about the award ceremony and how to watch it.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The crowd takes it all in wearing headphones with green lights, turning the night into a kind of silent disco in a scene straight out of Mad Max.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The evening takes a turn as the cast and crew of Oklahoma!—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ealrlier in the evening, part-owner Renee Medford posted in a Haltom City Facebook group that one of her business partners had seized the landmark restaurant, 5010 Stanley Keller Road.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Its central glass dome—home to the swimming paradise—glows like a lantern at dusk.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The two halves of the body had been carefully placed, lined up, and posed for public view on Norton Avenue, with its considerable foot traffic from dawn to dusk.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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The statement said that between sunrise and sunset, the no-fly zone would apply except for manned aircraft which had filed a flight plan and had a transponder switched on.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cheney Orr | Reuters Trump on Wednesday ordered American flags to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Sunday in Kirk's honor.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eve. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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