as in darkened
being without light or without much light
under a dusk sky, the campers wearily bedded down for the night
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as in sunset
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball
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as in night
a time or place of little or no light
legends of fearsome beasts living in the dusk of the great forest
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as in shade
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
the forbidding dusk of Germany's famed Black Forest
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as in to darken
to grow dark
the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness
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Recent Examples of dusk
Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2021
The park is open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round, while the information and gift center is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Thanksgiving and vary with the season.
—oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020
Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Once the Sun dips below the horizon, which is the case in all the hours between dusk and dawn, no solar power is generated at all.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Forgive me for skipping dinner, but my pre-dusk meals were simply not going to be outshone.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2021
The park is open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round, while the information and gift center is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Thanksgiving and vary with the season.
—oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2020
Noun
The Cressman Art Park is open daily from dusk until dawn and admission is free.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Once the Sun dips below the horizon, which is the case in all the hours between dusk and dawn, no solar power is generated at all.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
WisDOT recommends drivers operate at a safe speed, eliminate distractions, use high beams as daylight transitions to dusk and make sure everyone is buckled up.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusk
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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
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Movies will start 15 minutes after sunset.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Her mother, Kris Jenner, picks her up in a black convertible, and the pair drive off into the sunset.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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With Thursday night's loss to the Bengals, Mike Tomlin and the Steelers are now 4-2 on the season.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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That same night, Clarkson's The Kelly Clarkson Show won in the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Director Liza Mandelup’s documentary Caterpillar explores the dangerous extremes some people are willing to go to in the quest to – as the Crystal Gayle song put it – make their brown eyes blue (or green or some other shade).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Collaborating on their first feature after working on high-profile Gallic animation projects like The Little Prince, The Illusionist and I Lost My Body, Vallade and Han favor an explosive color palette without any lines separating one shade from another.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the skies darkened, 11 bird species sang more than usual.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Broil until chicken skin starts to darken in spots, about 4 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kennedy sought the advice of doctors after dealing with severe memory loss and brain fog, reportedly leading to a scan of his brain that showed a dark spot in the imagery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Instantly, her apartment faded away, to be replaced by a dark void.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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The innovative lineup features purses with knotted rope details, a bag shaped like a sailor collar and a laptop bag with magnetic closures that transforms into a pouch for evening.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Approximately 50 people gathered Sunday evening to celebrate the life and upcoming birthday of Keiairra Travis after a hit-and-run killed her early Saturday morning.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Wyeth hadn’t gotten the exposure right, and greasy shadows overwhelmed almost all the fine detail in the boy’s image.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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So watch the video carefully and try to catch the signs of unnatural eye movements, lip-sync issues, weird lighting, shadows and voice inconsistencies.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Dusk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusk. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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