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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
the raiding party snuck up under cover of darkness
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as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the darkness of certain passages in the Book of Revelation
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as in night
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
let's wait for darkness before telling ghost stories
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Recent Examples of darkness
High winds and darkness delayed rescue crews until the next morning.
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James Ward,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
In that blinding darkness, two Virginia units, one led by Washington, the other already there, took each other for the enemy.
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Salena Zito,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
Arizona is an immersive experience involving darkness, birdsong, and the scent of pine.
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Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2026
Opossums are nocturnal and prefer the cover of darkness, so a sudden burst of light may deter them from foraging around your property.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for darkness
James Ward,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
In that blinding darkness, two Virginia units, one led by Washington, the other already there, took each other for the enemy.
—
Salena Zito,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
Arizona is an immersive experience involving darkness, birdsong, and the scent of pine.
—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2026
Opossums are nocturnal and prefer the cover of darkness, so a sudden burst of light may deter them from foraging around your property.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for darkness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkness
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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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Leadership teams that are ready for change treat ambiguity as part of the job.
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The report released last year from the Office of Performance Evaluations found the money’s use wasn’t addressed in state law, which led to inconsistencies and ambiguity on what it can be used for.
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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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Around the time a helicopter carrying a newlywed couple departed from their North Georgia wedding venue, the skies were potentially rainy and foggy with a 200-foot cloud ceiling, federal officials said in a preliminary safety report about the deadly crash.
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The Weather Prediction Center said the high heat may finally begin to abate from west to east this weekend, with upper temperature limits possibly restricted by clouds and thunderstorms.
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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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That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.
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Trump started the day threatening to block Congress’ biggest bipartisan legislation of his second term over a voter ID bill that faces no path to law — casting a pall over a Capitol that had already begun celebrating a rare cost-of-living victory.
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The team boarded the bus in Cleveland after a 117-95 blowout by the Cavaliers in dead silence, an icy pall setting in among teammates desperate not to let losing become comfortable.
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Experts say that the biggest challenge at that extreme level of blackness is actually measuring it.
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Hawthorne mostly succeeds at keeping the blackness in check in this foray into YA.
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“Darkness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darkness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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