as in dark
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 thrill of pushing the pace on terrain that remained shrouded in blackness until illuminated two seconds before our wheels were suddenly navigating its rocks and cliffs and cactus pushed all else from the mental spotlight.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
One hour becomes two, two become three, my mind straining for answers in the blackness.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Smoke and blackness enfolded him.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Now, embracing chocolate nails is part of embracing our self-care, our boldness, and our blackness.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
One hour becomes two, two become three, my mind straining for answers in the blackness.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Smoke and blackness enfolded him.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Now, embracing chocolate nails is part of embracing our self-care, our boldness, and our blackness.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackness
Noun
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Colder air will move in after dark with increasing snow intensity expected and roadways becoming dangerous.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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The campaign nods to archival Loro Piana communication from the 1990s and to campaigns dedicated to the precious dark Merino Pecora Nera wool, to its signature White Sole shoe, and to the Loro Piana Record Bale Award.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Throughout those lean years, Steele continued to encourage his staffers to solicit new work, often touting the inevitability of a merger with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences or some other scheme to bring Nautilus into the black.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Snow that turns shades of red, green, orange, brown, gray, or black may have traces of algae, bacteria, and different pollutants.—
Isabel Lopez,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When exhaustion overtakes them, something more sinister comes creeping from the shadows.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte loves Willow and will do anything to keep her alive and well, which leaves Amelia, Willow’s healthy older sister, in the shadows.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel already established a Gothic world in which the trauma is as loud as the wind on the moors, and Emerald Fennell’s adaptation excises major portions of the book to streamline that atmospheric darkness and ultimate tragedy.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Light lives in darkness just as darkness lives in light.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most notable is the boned corset dress Robbie wore last night at the film’s London premiere, designed by Turkish-British designer Dilara Findikoglu.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Schwesinger was the favorite coming into the night after a tremendous year at middle linebacker for a formidable Browns defense despite what the record may say in 2025.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Then larger things, too, and larger-than-large things—profound things, even—like the boundless sky at dusk when work was done.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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This year, starting Wednesday, Muslim families will fast from dawn to dusk, and mosques are opening their doors to neighbors each evening, not simply as a ritual but as a reminder that personal discipline and public responsibility are inseparable.—
Irfan Sarwar,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Thompson is in the twilight of his career and is still one of the deadliest shooters in the NBA.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The hour of twilight grew denser.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Charli ends the album with a sense of faint dawn creeping in against the gloom.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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For now, January’s report looks like a solid break in the gloom, if not the beginning of a boom.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Blackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackness. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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