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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
stumbled around the twilight of the shuttered room, unable to see where she was going
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as in dusk
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
watched as twilight descended and the woods fell silent
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Recent Examples of twilight
But Kohli is almost 37 years old and very much in the twilight of his legendary career despite his famed fitness.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Their paths crossed again when Slot returned to Zwolle in the twilight of his playing days after spells at NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The ostensible reason: Benedict didn’t want his physical deterioration to paralyze the church the way John Paul II’s Parkinson’s disease did during the twilight of a papacy that lasted more than a quarter of a century.
—Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
White boulders shape-shifted in the twilight, and the sound of a calving glacier ricocheted like a gunshot between the mountains.
—Chloe Berge, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Their paths crossed again when Slot returned to Zwolle in the twilight of his playing days after spells at NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The ostensible reason: Benedict didn’t want his physical deterioration to paralyze the church the way John Paul II’s Parkinson’s disease did during the twilight of a papacy that lasted more than a quarter of a century.
—Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
White boulders shape-shifted in the twilight, and the sound of a calving glacier ricocheted like a gunshot between the mountains.
—Chloe Berge, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twilight
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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While people riding horses is a frequent trope for the genre, several moments set at dusk or against a cloudy sky deftly capture the movie’s melancholic mood.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Venice, Italy: Resort 2010 Courtesy of Chanel The location: A boardwalk along Venice’s Lido at dusk along which guests were seated on sun beds in tented cabanas.—
Steff Yotka,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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The foundation's sunset date has been moved up to 2045.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The oceanfront bar not only has fantastic sea and sunset views, but is also a great viewing spot to see the stars.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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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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On Wednesday night, the billowing black smoke poured out of the chapel chimney just after 9 p.m., about 4.5 hours after the cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel to take their oaths.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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By the time the evening rolled around, my skin was back to normal.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
3 May 2025
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The evening also featured a live performance by R&B singer-songwriter Tweet.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
3 May 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
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Flying your favorite spacecraft is as simple as plopping down in the captain’s chair to engage in some hairy dogfights and clandestine patrols over strange worlds or the inky cosmic blackness as the gameplay shifts from a standard FPS to a third-person perspective.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Perry and crew experienced a few minutes of weightlessness and got to see Earth against the blackness of space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Twilight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twilight. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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