dimout

noun

Definition of dimoutnext
as in blackout

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Recent Examples of dimout In 1942 and 1943, the ball lowering was suspended due to the wartime dimout. — CNN, 15 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimout
  1. blackout
  2. midnight
Noun
  • The flight cancellations, the daily blackouts and a worsening humanitarian crisis have all caused tourism to tank, with only 359,000 international arrivals recorded between January and May this year, a 58% contraction from the same period in 2025.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • An islandwide blackout plunged Cuba into darkness Friday, the second nationwide outage in a week.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of blackout
Noun
  • The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
    — Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The blaze, which broke out shortly before midnight Sunday, apparently spread rapidly across a ceiling lined with flammable decorative materials before reaching the main entrance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of midnight

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“Dimout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimout. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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