variants
or crepuscle
as in twilight
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day
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Noun
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Additionally, during winter, staff are mostly in darkness and experience only an hour or two of twilight each day.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025 -
The mall fills up with crappy weed shops and keychain hawkers; underfunding means the maintenance slips; eventually, maybe, there’s a bankruptcy, followed by a long twilight as an eyesore.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It must be finished before sunset and is supposed to build up each person’s strength before the stretch of fasting.—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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At this point, Disney has not set a sunset date for the Hulu app.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami honored Sergio Busquets’ legendary career on Saturday night with a lopsided victory and postgame ceremony, but their Supporters’ Shield hopes simultaneously slipped away.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Florida, meanwhile, had an offensive explosion with 457 yards on a night when quarterback DJ Lagway and receiver Dallas Wilson — making his college debut after a foot injury sidelined the freshman prior to Saturday — showed off the upside the Gators have been waiting for.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To reduce the risk of mosquito bites and West Nile virus, health officials recommend using insect repellent and wearing long sleeves and long pants when outdoors, especially during peak mosquito activity at dawn and dusk.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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As dusk fell, small frogs were found near the mouths of caves as water flowed from their rocky openings, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Crepuscule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscule. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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