dark ages

plural of dark age

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark ages
Noun
  • One is reminded of the chemical smog that grants us such vibrant sunsets; who ever said the end of the world wouldn’t be beautiful?
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • November brings pristine snow, magical light, and long sunsets as the continent awakens from winter.
    Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Clear steps, porches and walkways to prevent falls.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In 43% of cases, injury was caused by a direct hit by the ball, followed by falls while playing (28%), and being hit by the paddle (12%).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For some, eclipses can be quite emotional, triggering unexpected feelings.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Occultations, like eclipses, are not rare, but being in the right place to observe them can be tricky because the shadow of the moon cast on the surface of the Earth is relatively small compared to the size of our planet.
    Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For Parisian Jews in 1941 and 1942, these thefts were compounded by a cascade of other degradations, including the loss of distinguished positions at the Sorbonne, in banking, science, and medicine, with more devastation to come.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This sport is littered with clubs that have hit their nadirs and rebounded all within the timeframe of the Angels’ last winning record, the Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks and many more.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Game predictions Fowler, thanks to his preternatural understanding of this franchise’s flows and ebbs, somehow stayed perfect after the Panthers’ shutout win last week.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • After a layoff, employee trust ebbs, burnout can increase and quiet quitting can become an attractive option for many workers.
    Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With birth rates declining and some Americans favoring trade school or going directly to the workforce after high school, universities are preparing for potentially catastrophic declines in enrollment in coming years.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The combination of a ballooning valuation and huge profit declines since the company’s heyday at the turn of the decade makes the Magic Premium a Halloween ghoul that’s haunting Wall Street.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Dark ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20ages. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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