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
  • 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
  • Gausman, though, gave up a two-run home run to Kyle Stowers, his second longball in as many nights, in the sixth.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Four calendar days from the day the kit arrived to test for up to three nights, with the option to call and request an extension.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That means Americans will gain an extra hour of sleep, but sunsets will arrive earlier throughout the winter months.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Sunrises are getting later, and sunsets are getting earlier at an alarming rate right now.
    — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • What would your evenings, energy, and responsibilities actually look like?
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For several evenings around the harvest moon, the moon rises shortly after sunset, providing extra moonlight early in the evening.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
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“Crepuscules.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscules. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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