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darkening

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verb

present participle of darken
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Recent Examples of darkening
Verb
Flowers are typically pale blue to lavender, darkening along the midrib and toward the tip of each petal. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025 Check the butter for signs of spoiling, including darkening, a foul odor, and/or a sour taste. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 By the time the Nashville five piece took the Grandstand stage, the temperature had dipped below 80 degrees and the darkening skies took on a purple shade. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025 The mood is darkening on Main Street, too. Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 Colorado's economic outlook is darkening as federal policies cast a shadow over the state's financial future, according to two fresh forecasts from legislative economists and the governor's office. Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025 We were captivated by the main character facing a darkening world with youthful joyfulness and optimism. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025 That care-free spirit, as the film illustrates, hardly existed in a vacuum, emerging in part as a defiant response to darkening times. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025 What is certain, from the darkening findings of climate science, is that climate change calls for a bold remake of the global energy system of the sort that both Clack and Jacobson have championed. IEEE Spectrum, 19 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkening
Adjective
  • Interestingly, Lorraine has taught Judy to ward off her frightening visions by using a nursery rhyme, effectively teaching her to suppress her dark side.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Dolphins wear white jerseys at home for afternoon games, forcing opponents to wear darker colors that absorb more heat.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This revealed that, even as the X-ray emissions of 4U 1630-472 were fading, the system was still ejecting material at an incredible 20 million mph (32 million kph) — about 3% the speed of light, and 15,000 times faster than the top speed of an F-16 jet fighter!
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • All of these weaknesses are either gone or fading fast.
    Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The distance blur can also be dramatic, obscuring your view of what’s to come and essentially hiding its beauty.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Then there’s a period where addiction is obscuring whatever that initial wound is.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Boston comes in with three straight losses marring otherwise agreeable vibes.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Matters only got more bleak in the sixth, when Rushing fouled a ball off his right shin, smoking a ball right above where his guard ended and immediately going down in pain.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The one constant is the unhappy couple’s bleak surroundings.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When you're stuck staring at a blank page, your brain fills the space with doubt.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Gen Z is staring up from the bottom of the corporate ladder, but with AI job automation and economic headwinds, the prospect of landing a job—let alone climbing the greasy pole—is more daunting than ever.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
    River Selby August 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Over three decades, the community has witnessed the Chens’ children growing up—attending their sports games, hearing them practice piano in the restaurant, and blurring the line between customer and friend.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • However, that is a small price to pay for blurring fine lines without Botox.
    Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025

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