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
Perry and crew experienced a few minutes of weightlessness and got to see Earth against the blackness of space.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The text gets smaller and quieter in the next three panels, followed by three extraordinary solid panels of inky blackness.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
In each image, a patch of purple with neon pink veins floats in the blackness of space, surrounded by flecks of light.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
Shot in inky blackness, Kyle Edward Ball’s film taps into that primal childhood fear of calling out for your parents in the dark and hearing no reply.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The text gets smaller and quieter in the next three panels, followed by three extraordinary solid panels of inky blackness.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
In each image, a patch of purple with neon pink veins floats in the blackness of space, surrounded by flecks of light.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2025
Shot in inky blackness, Kyle Edward Ball’s film taps into that primal childhood fear of calling out for your parents in the dark and hearing no reply.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 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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Wool dryer balls How To Wash Linen Sheets Step 1: Sort The Laundry Sort lights from darks before washing your linen.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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Yet warnings come with places like Mamelodi, especially for visitors entering after dark.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
9 June 2025
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There is darkness out there, and it’s got to go somewhere.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 June 2025
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After this stop, the ship will cross over into the Arctic Circle, where the many hours of winter darkness are most conducive to spotting the northern lights.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2025
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce stepped out on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla., for game four of the Stanley Cup Final.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 June 2025
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There haven’t exactly been robust television ratings for this year’s Stanley Cup Final, but here’s guessing there will be a boost for Game 4 on Thursday night.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Photo : Open Homes Photography Warm lighting trails the loggia walkways at dusk.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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Anshun bridge reflecting in the Jinjiang river at dusk in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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Adding to the litany of shabbiness is the fact that the company is in its twilight.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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In contrast, heading south, the duration of twilight is shorter.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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Adding to the gloom in Tokyo is the uncertainty of U.S. tariff policy toward China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where Japanese firms are also heavily invested.—
Robert Ward,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Consumers are hunting for cheaper vacations — and road trips are one way people are keeping travel plans despite economic gloom.—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
26 May 2025
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“Blackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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