dark age

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Recent Examples of dark age Is Trump leading the U.S. into an economic dark age? Mike Patton, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 If this is the future of artificial intelligence, the AI era is going to be a dark age indeed. Wired Staff, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2024 With most of the studio’s fabled animators having retired and productions being scaled back, Disney entered a dark age of animation marked by edgier stories and alienated audiences. Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024 In his Foundation series, Asimov wrote about a hero who must prevent humanity from being thrown into a long dark age after a massive galactic empire collapses. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for dark age
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark age
Noun
  • Its colors are most magnificent at sunset.
    Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Councilmember Joy Lyndes proposed spending $63,000 to add gravel and wheel stops to a popular sunset viewing parking spot along Cornish Drive near Santa Fe Drive.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Distractions are a major culprit of this degradation of learning, Horvath previously told Fortune, adding that refocusing attention after it’s been diverted takes time to recover.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Chief among the concerns that needed to be addressed were moisture degradation within the original interior finishes, general leaks and the conservation of doors and windows.
    News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Still, any miscalculation or direct confrontation at sea could tip the diplomatic posturing into rapid deterioration and risk jeopardizing the fragile stability in the detente between Washington and Beijing.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Toss any berries showing signs of deterioration.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And from there, the rest of the show flowed, with little ebb.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Along the way of most successful rebuilding efforts, or even just more traditional team-building efforts, however, successful teams tend to take a calculated risk or two on some high-pedigree players or high-potential skaters at a low ebb in their value.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The eclipse was not visible on Earth, only to the crew on Orion.
    Mark Osborne, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • During the eclipse, as the moon was cloaked in darkness, the crew members spotted flashes of light from meteoroids smacking into the lunar surface.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Out next month, Star follows the rise of two fictional musical acts—a pop star, Ashley, and Siren8, a teen idol group—and the gradual devolution of fan admiration into obsession, and eventually, violence.
    Jenny Tinghui Zhang, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Several factors beyond the democratization of the presidential nominating process have driven the devolution of the Democratic and Republican parties.
    David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Eric Swalwell, a prominent Democratic House member and a front-runner in the race for California governor, had his political career blown up by allegations of degeneracy and abject stupidity.
    Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • One night, Earnshaw goes out for his evening’s gambling and degeneracy and returns the next morning with a new resident for the household.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The research team noted that fatty degeneration of the muscle could be clearly seen on MRIs, as streaks of fat replace muscle fibers.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Parkinson's is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the degeneration of nerve cells, which become damaged and die, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
    Mason Leib, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Dark age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20age. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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