darkling

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Recent Examples of darkling Its 19th-century spire lit up like a matchstick against the darkling sky, its tip cracking and plunging through the ceiling. Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkling
Adjective
  • Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Smithsonian Institution, which includes all the Smithsonian museums, plans to go dark after Saturday if the government shutdown continues beyond then, according to its website.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Polselli brings a painterly gaze to scenes of quiet dread, such as a figure gradually appearing out of thick brush as two women make their way home through dark woods.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But legal experts say the wording was murky, making judicial interpretation a moving target.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The announcement was greeted with jubilation and some caution, with many of the fine-print details still murky.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Darkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darkling. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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