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
  • Sydney Sweeney’s new dark crime comedy Americana is new in theaters this weekend.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Flames and dark smoke billowed over a cement factory that was set alight by a wildfire that swept through olive groves and forests and disrupted rail traffic on the outskirts of the Greek city of Patras, west of Athens.
    USA Today, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For the Connecticut Sun and its fans, the past is prideful, the future is murky.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Though the love and dating waters can be murky, the future is nevertheless bright for us.
    Essence, Essence, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Darkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darkling. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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