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
Director David Lowery drew inspiration from Taylor Swift’s Reputation tour for Mother Mary, an art-house drama about a pop star (Anne Hathaway) on the eve of her comeback performance.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
The damage to the synagogue came on the eve of the end of Passover, the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in 1200s BC.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The crew’s emotions on the eve of Easter Sunday had echoed those of their predecessors on Apollo 8, who had read from the biblical book of Genesis while orbiting the moon on Christmas Eve in 1968.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
Prince Albert's brooch dates back to 1840 when the late royal gifted it to his future wife, Queen Victoria, on the eve of their wedding.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
The damage to the synagogue came on the eve of the end of Passover, the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in 1200s BC.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The crew’s emotions on the eve of Easter Sunday had echoed those of their predecessors on Apollo 8, who had read from the biblical book of Genesis while orbiting the moon on Christmas Eve in 1968.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
Prince Albert's brooch dates back to 1840 when the late royal gifted it to his future wife, Queen Victoria, on the eve of their wedding.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eve
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Police said that officers on patrol in the Wembley area of north London on Wednesday night responded to reports of a burning container thrown toward a building.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Rather than waiting to lose sleep, consider swapping your heavy winter comforter and insulating sheets for bedding designed to keep you cool all night.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Nichols was ready to share with jurors his theory of what happened to Kim Langwell the evening she was murdered.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The four Artemis 2 astronauts splashed down off the coast of San Diego this evening (April 10), wrapping up an epic mission that broke spaceflight records, caught the attention of the world and set the stage for even more ambitious moonshots to come.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Both a once-in-a-lifetime artwork and a free, public venue where every day, from dawn till dusk, people can live and imagine.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Neon lights glow from dusk until midnight.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Its colors are most magnificent at sunset.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Councilmember Joy Lyndes proposed spending $63,000 to add gravel and wheel stops to a popular sunset viewing parking spot along Cornish Drive near Santa Fe Drive.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The car was believed to be traveling northeast toward the Evergreen Parkway exit of Interstate 70 at about twilight on March 14.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Capitals, despite the disappointment of 2025-26, have successfully bridged Ovechkin’s twilight with their next organizational phase, staying competitive during his record chase and positioning themselves to be relevant in the short- and medium-term, regardless of his decision.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eve. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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