crepuscules

variants or crepuscles
plural of crepuscule
as in dusks
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
  • As dusks settle in over the field, family and friends cheer for Patriot High School girls flag football team during the team’s first CIF Playoff win.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Venus Venus is conspicuous as July's long evening twilights fade.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Long story short, campers stay warmer on cold nights and cooler on hot nights without a loud, emissions-spewing engine or generator running in the background.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The band—co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, alongside drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold—will play five nights at the globular Las Vegas venue in May.
    — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • A day spent tirelessly exploring Luxor’s sites is best ended in the spa at Hilton Luxor Resort and Spa, where treatment rooms look directly over the Nile and the infinity pool is one of the best spots in the city to catch Luxor’s famous sunsets.
    — Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Once the time shift takes place, sunsets will occur an hour earlier.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The view is equally entrancing in the evenings, when the water is cast in shades of gold and the sails of felucca boats trace a timeless scene on the horizon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Both branches of the Taurid meteor shower appear to travel away from a point of origin — or radiant — located in the constellation Taurus, which rises in the southeastern sky during November evenings.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Crepuscules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscules. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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