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
The pressure and pitch-blackness no longer felt foreign or oppressive.
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Ayana Underwood, Outside, 20 Sep. 2025
But the town’s blackness isn’t just about coal—or, for that matter, about the police abuse Shinhye suffers there.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Aren Elliott Just after sunset on a ranch outside Alice Springs, Australia, the inky blackness of the night sky drapes across the Outback.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
When D’Silva signaled to turn off the flashlights and thrash our arms around, the blackness transformed into a beautiful cloud of luminous phosphorescence.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ayana Underwood, Outside, 20 Sep. 2025
But the town’s blackness isn’t just about coal—or, for that matter, about the police abuse Shinhye suffers there.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Aren Elliott Just after sunset on a ranch outside Alice Springs, Australia, the inky blackness of the night sky drapes across the Outback.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
When D’Silva signaled to turn off the flashlights and thrash our arms around, the blackness transformed into a beautiful cloud of luminous phosphorescence.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackness
Noun
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Inside the passage, the lips of water beyond my torchlight are coal black, stippled with freckles of sediment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Vionic Kearny Sneakers These slip-on sneakers have a similar look to the Kimmie perforated platform sneaker, but instead feature a solid leather upper in shades like shimmery rose gold, classic black, and denim.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For those ready to answer the call of the living dark, the underground world waits, patient, mysterious, and transformative as ever.—
Heide Brandes,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Head to Amazon for more ways to keep your outdoor spaces shining, and read on for more of our favorite lights to brighten driveways and walkways after dark.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wyeth hadn’t gotten the exposure right, and greasy shadows overwhelmed almost all the fine detail in the boy’s image.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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So watch the video carefully and try to catch the signs of unnatural eye movements, lip-sync issues, weird lighting, shadows and voice inconsistencies.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Drawing on Native folklore, rural isolation and all-consuming Arctic darkness, director Issa López created a sense of place that was just as fundamental to the anthology series’ season as Jodie Foster’s star power.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Good versus evil and darkness versus light, and good must conquer evil.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Two weeks after an upset loss to visiting Cal Poly and a week after having a off-night bye to think about a season that could go either way, Sacramento State delivered a resounding 55-27 victory over Weber State on Saturday night in chilly Ogden, Utah.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Every night after dusk, one of the world’s largest migrations begins, as deep sea creatures rise to the surface to feed.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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After Kibaki’s victory was declared, the president was inaugurated in a strange dusk ceremony that infuriated Odinga’s camp.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the black-and-white shot Earth is hanging in the pearly glow of the Martian twilight, the hilly horizon silhouetted at the bottom.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
9 Oct. 2025
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But many attendees simply want to capture the fruits of Yamamoto’s twilight years before his eventual retirement, which is sure to leave a gaping void in fashion.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Not all is doom and gloom with this astrological transit.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
14 Oct. 2025
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The weather is finally shifting to match the season, but celebrity beauty isn’t falling into the gloom.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Blackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackness. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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