in the Bible
: the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel
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Noun (1)
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
The damage to the synagogue came on the eve of the end of Passover, the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in 1200s BC.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
His imminent departure was the biggest news on the eve of the portal’s official opening, although, as coach Brian Dutcher likes to say, it’s really been open for weeks and every player is in it.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The crew’s emotions on the eve of Easter Sunday had echoed those of their predecessors on Apollo 8, who had read from the biblical book of Genesis while orbiting the moon on Christmas Eve in 1968.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Director David Lowery drew inspiration from Taylor Swift’s Reputation tour for Mother Mary, an art-house drama about a pop star (Anne Hathaway) on the eve of her comeback performance.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
The damage to the synagogue came on the eve of the end of Passover, the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in 1200s BC.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
His imminent departure was the biggest news on the eve of the portal’s official opening, although, as coach Brian Dutcher likes to say, it’s really been open for weeks and every player is in it.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The crew’s emotions on the eve of Easter Sunday had echoed those of their predecessors on Apollo 8, who had read from the biblical book of Genesis while orbiting the moon on Christmas Eve in 1968.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eve. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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