darks

plural of dark
as in nights
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight we were going to wait until dark to go trick-or-treating

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Recent Examples of darks How To Separate Laundry Sort by Color Separate your laundry into whites, lights, and darks. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 And this is the only model in the range to offer six-step adjustment of the aperture for even more control over onscreen lights and darks. Paul Ridden june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2026 Velvet and saturated darks add a serious tone to Western denim. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 June 2026 Say goodbye to the days of schlepping your lights and darks in an oversized Ikea tote. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026 Sort your laundry — but not by color The once cardinal rule of separating darks from whites before washing them has flown the coop. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 Separate whites and darks to keep colors true. Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026 To keep each of your loads in top shape, the laundry pro recommends proper sorting (keeping whites and lights in one pile and darks and colors in another) to avoid dye transfer. Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darks
nights
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  • Also, this year all three nights will just be called the Emmys.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 July 2026
  • Days before the team headed to Miami for their third place game against France on Saturday, six members of the team paid a visit to Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que on one of their last nights in KC this week.
    Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

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