as in darkened
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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At these delightfully divey watering holes, every visible surface is covered in dollars scribbled with the initials, anniversaries, hometowns, inside jokes, dates, or names of anyone who has darkened the doors of that particular bar over the past fifty years—or maybe just the past week.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Back then, Vine jokes, Harambe memes, and Snapchat filters could sweep through timelines in a way that made the internet feel weirdly communal, even as politics darkened the horizon.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Gather Eatery and Bar, the restaurant that came after Billy’s on Grand, closed in January 2025, leaving a large vacant commercial space.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Tulare County Fire Department said the highway was closed in both directions from Avenue 24 to the Kern County line.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Dusked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusked. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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