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Recent Examples of dark age
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.
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Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Now, as the only hope to usher humanity out of its artificial dark age, Grady and his fellow prisoners must try to expose the secrets of an unimaginable enemy — one that wields a technological advantage half a century in the making.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 June 2024
Exiled by Emperor Cleon XII (a magnificent Lee Pace) to the remote planet of Terminus, Seldon plans to establish a Foundation dedicated to shortening the coming dark age with his disciples, including Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell).
—David Faris, theweek, 24 Apr. 2024
Their report, published late last year in the IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, found no evidence that the inverter invasion is plunging civilization into a dystopian dark age.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2024
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Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Now, as the only hope to usher humanity out of its artificial dark age, Grady and his fellow prisoners must try to expose the secrets of an unimaginable enemy — one that wields a technological advantage half a century in the making.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 June 2024
Exiled by Emperor Cleon XII (a magnificent Lee Pace) to the remote planet of Terminus, Seldon plans to establish a Foundation dedicated to shortening the coming dark age with his disciples, including Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell).
—David Faris, theweek, 24 Apr. 2024
Their report, published late last year in the IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, found no evidence that the inverter invasion is plunging civilization into a dystopian dark age.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark age
Noun
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From the Southern Hemisphere, Mars will be in the northwest after sunset.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
25 June 2025
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The post began with a photo of the actress smiling from ear to ear in front of a sunset.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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In 2023, the U.S. Geological Survey reported that projected coral reef degradation in Florida could increase the coastal flood risk to more than 7,300 people at the cost of $823.6 million annually.—
Rafe Pomerance,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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The administration cited the degradation of the current FBI complex as a reason for the move.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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Most of the time, the summer slide—in other words, the deterioration of intellectual skills gained during the school year, during a period when kids are on breaks—is associated with a student’s reading skills, says Alexander.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
25 June 2025
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The disease causes deterioration of nerve cells in the brain, a process that sets off a series of worsening symptoms.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
19 June 2025
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Those two facts considered, the risk of conflagration ebbs, and Trump’s choices look easier.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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Hussain became England captain in 1999 at one of those low ebbs, after an appalling home World Cup and with the Test side about to be ranked worst in the world.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Clingan is an eclipse in the paint defensively as well, tying Sarr with the most multi-block games by a rookie this season with 31.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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He’s consistently cast a cold, yet never chilly eye at his native country’s evolutions, devolutions and detours, with one orb always on the human beings swept up in and/or desperately swimming to keep pace with the waves of change.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
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The increasingly zero-sum battle for court appointments reflects this devolution in legislative politics.—
Jonathan Schlefer,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Mar. 2021
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The nihilism, or the degeneracy, is coming straight from the White House.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The document accused Jewish people of promoting white genocide and degeneracy.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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Moderate degeneration of up to two lumbar intervertebral discs was confirmed by an MRI scan.—
Paul McClure
May 06,
New Atlas,
6 May 2025
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Scientists have uncovered critical pathways to combat osteoporosis and related conditions more effectively and efficiently by studying rapid skeletal degeneration in microgravity.—
Shelli Brunswick,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Dark age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20age. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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