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
That experience includes a few minutes of weightlessness and great views of Earth against the blackness of space, from an altitude of more than 62 miles (100 kilometers).
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 July 2025
The Atacama Desert is known for the inky blackness of its nights, and is considered one of the best on Earth for stargazing.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Nothing speaks to this sense that Wheel is finally feeling itself quite like the way the big battle begins: during the daytime, with allies and enemies clearly visible on the screen instead of obscured by the glossy blackness of a streaming TV show.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Four months’ worth of rain fell in just hours as water-laden thunderstorms stalled in place, giving rise to a wall of water that surged down the river in the blackness of night, limiting the number of people who could get the warnings and move to higher ground.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 July 2025
The Atacama Desert is known for the inky blackness of its nights, and is considered one of the best on Earth for stargazing.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Nothing speaks to this sense that Wheel is finally feeling itself quite like the way the big battle begins: during the daytime, with allies and enemies clearly visible on the screen instead of obscured by the glossy blackness of a streaming TV show.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Four months’ worth of rain fell in just hours as water-laden thunderstorms stalled in place, giving rise to a wall of water that surged down the river in the blackness of night, limiting the number of people who could get the warnings and move to higher ground.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackness
Noun
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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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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
Noun
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The stand is self-service from noon to dark (around 8 p.m.).—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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There’s a special name to describe wildlife that is most active during those twilight times just before dark or dawn.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Meanwhile Vrabel had retired from the NFL, just in time to join Fickell and help lead their alma mater out of the darkness.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Osbourne is paying tribute to her father, Ozzy, the prince of darkness.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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At some point — hopefully on Tuesday night or Wednesday during the day — Comedy Central and Paramount+ will confirm when Season 27, Episode 3 will air.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The lefty did more than bounce back, retiring 15 straight at one point and ending the night having allowed just one hit and one run.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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At dusk, the Camp 25 crew had crossed the ruins and reached a harbor in the south, where the aircraft carrier Cape Gloucester was in port.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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The latter will take a back seat this week because of a full moon — the sturgeon moon — rising into summer skies at dusk and shining much of the night.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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With Season 5 rolling out in three waves, beginning with Volume 1 (Episodes 1-4) on Nov. 26, followed by Volume 2 (Episodes 5-7) on Christmas and the Finale (Episode 8) on New Year’s Eve, the actor is savoring the twilight of a show that defined him.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Not least, Mailman is a lament for the decline of service as an American ideal—for the cultural twilight of the Halloween job: those occupations, such as police officer, firefighter, Marine, and, yes, postal worker, whose worth is not measured first and foremost in dollars but in public esteem.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
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While this may be cause for near-term volatility, the July jobs report wasn’t all doom and gloom.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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But even amidst all the doom and gloom, Pattinson shines, slathering on the black eyeliner and moping around to Nirvana.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Blackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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