as in night
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
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Recent Examples of eve
The demonstration took place on the eve of Climate Week NYC, the world's largest climate event, which runs September 21-28 across all five boroughs of New York City.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Rousteing marks the end of the lockdown in France — and the eve of couture — by loading up a barge with models wearing recent and archive Balmain designs, plus French singer Yseult.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a potentially career-ending brain trauma.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The group market capitalization was $156 billion early Friday, as against $235 billion on the eve of Hindenburg’s report in January 2023.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Rousteing marks the end of the lockdown in France — and the eve of couture — by loading up a barge with models wearing recent and archive Balmain designs, plus French singer Yseult.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a potentially career-ending brain trauma.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The group market capitalization was $156 billion early Friday, as against $235 billion on the eve of Hindenburg’s report in January 2023.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eve
Noun
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Naturally, Harris’s fashion choice for the night also channeled this very spirit.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
28 Sep. 2025
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Jeffries and Schumer confirmed the meeting in a statement Saturday night.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said during an evening briefing that two additional bodies were recovered at the church, adding to an earlier death toll of two.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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About 100 people gathered for a prayer service Sunday evening at The River Church in Grand Blanc, a nondenominational Christian church about 5 miles (8 kilometers) from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Protect yourself by avoiding the outdoors during dusk and dawn, when mosquito activity peaks.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rosh Hashanah, which celebrates the new year in Judaism, begins at sunset Monday and ends at dusk on Wednesday.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most areas will be open from sunrise to sunset.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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What time is the sunset tonight?—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eve. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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