dark ages

Definition of dark agesnext
plural of dark age

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Noun
  • The neighborhood/area Savvy visitors often prefer to stay along beguiling Atlantic Seaboard neighborhoods like Bantry Bay and Clifton for their stunning water views and endless sunsets, or in the lively Gardens or Seapoint areas with their hip cafés and boutiques.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • Earth’s atmosphere scatters shorter blue wavelengths more efficiently, allowing warmer red and orange tones to dominate — the same effect that produces vivid sunsets.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Over the years, many climbing injuries and deaths have occurred on the traverse between the high camp and Denali Pass, mainly resulting from unprotected falls, according to the park.
    Becky Bohrer, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • If falls happen at night during bathroom trips, consider a bedside commode.
    Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Unlike meteor showers or eclipses that can require precise timing and travel, conjunctions between the moon and bright planets can be enjoyed from city streets, suburban backyards or parks.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • From the auroras above Yellowknife to the desert skies over Moab, travelers are booking trips specifically to see the Milky Way, meteor showers, eclipses and the constellations their hometowns no longer reveal.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options.
    Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Of the many nadirs this season — from letting a two-goal lead slip against Bournemouth to their existing run of five defeats in six league games from December 14 — the chastening 3-0 loss against Wolves on January 3 ranks high.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout its history the company has gone through the ebbs and flows of the jewelry sector, impacted to various extents by wars, macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical disruption.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
  • Armas pointed to the ebbs and flows of development throughout the year.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.
    Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Dark ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20ages. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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