as in black
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
Shot in inky blackness, Kyle Edward Ball’s film taps into that primal childhood fear of calling out for your parents in the dark and hearing no reply.
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
At that altitude the air is thin enough to see the blackness of space, but thick enough to support special high-altitude balloons.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In 2025 and beyond, more workplaces will lean on AI tools for their DEI efforts but AI tools must have guardrails and continue to evolve; more conversations about the bias and anti-blackness baked into AI systems are necessary.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The title refers to a kind of deep blackness and mourning.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
At that altitude the air is thin enough to see the blackness of space, but thick enough to support special high-altitude balloons.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In 2025 and beyond, more workplaces will lean on AI tools for their DEI efforts but AI tools must have guardrails and continue to evolve; more conversations about the bias and anti-blackness baked into AI systems are necessary.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The title refers to a kind of deep blackness and mourning.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackness
Noun
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.—
Meg Donohue,
Town & Country,
31 Jan. 2023
Noun
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And although California dealt with brief rolling blackouts during an August 2020 heat wave, the power grid has been remarkably stable the last few years, thanks in part to an influx of large-scale, lithium-ion batteries that store solar energy for after dark.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Taking a dark, in depth look at Vecna’s origins with spectacular on stage visuals, this show is everything a Stranger Things fan is looking for.—
Alicia Lansom,
Refinery29,
31 Mar. 2025
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And give your eyes about 20 to 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness — without looking at your phone — so meteors are easier to spot.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Dark Sky International, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting natural darkness, has been fighting to conserve these dwindling celestial sanctuaries for more than 30 years.—
Michael D'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Newsweek reached out to the Department of the Treasury via email for comment Wednesday night.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Bridges also made a steal with a second left in overtime Monday night to secure the Knicks’ 108-105 Game 1 victory.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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This behavior is inherited from their ancestors, who evolved to hunt prey at dusk and dawn.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Commercial and residential buildings at dusk in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Glad to enjoy a win in the twilight of the Ovi era with some beautiful goals from the big man.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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In the twilight of his minor-league hockey career, longtime Kansas City Blades winger Pat Ferschweiler had a nice plan to make use of his bachelor’s degree in finance from Western Michigan University.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Rather than a sense of doom and gloom, Chelsea left Newcastle on Sunday with high hopes that their target for the Premier League season can be achieved.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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This era of uncertainty doesn’t have to create a sentiment of doom and gloom.—
Michael Della Penna,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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“Blackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackness. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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