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as in afternoon
a later period of one's life
now in the evening of their lives, the married couple are ready to hand the family business over to the next generation
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as in night
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
in the evening a reddish glow often appears on the mountaintops
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as in smoothing
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
even the filling before adding the top layer of the cake
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as in balancing
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
the contention that producing more arms will even us with the enemy and therefore make us more secure
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as in black-tie
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Recent Examples of evening
Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 10 Aug. 2017
Evening practice brings back high school memories for some Ducks.
—Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, 9 Aug. 2017
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Last Quarter Moon The moon reaches last quarter tonight, rising after midnight and offering 10 nights of increasingly dark evening skies — prime conditions for stargazing and deep-sky viewing.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Evening procession: The Feast closes with an procession following the 8 p.m. Mass on Aug. 15.
—Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 10 Aug. 2017
Evening practice brings back high school memories for some Ducks.
—Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, 9 Aug. 2017
Verb
As of Sunday evening, the blaze has been fully contained.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Last Quarter Moon The moon reaches last quarter tonight, rising after midnight and offering 10 nights of increasingly dark evening skies — prime conditions for stargazing and deep-sky viewing.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evening
Noun
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The 47th took place the same afternoon, one state over in Colorado, though no footage has circulated.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Molina’s pre-primary report wasn’t available through the county or state Board of Elections as of Tuesday afternoon.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In late March, a 3-year-old Leavenworth boy known as EJ fell asleep for the night on a neighbor’s couch after eating grapes.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Three superstars in the music industry will be taking home special awards this Sunday night.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gallant, sleeveless and heavily tattooed, began slowly smoothing a white sheet atop his model’s shoulders.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The multi-styler comes with all kinds of attachments, including several long barrels, two smoothing brushes, a round volumizing brush, and a smoothing dryer.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rachel McAdams is terrific as Margaret’s mom, balancing ambition and self-doubt, while Oscar-winner Kathy Bates steals the show (big surprise) as the fiercely loving grandmother.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The findings even suggest that modest design modifications can yield substantial benefits, offering engineers flexibility in designing future reactors by balancing performance with engineering complexity.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rendered in satin, the $1,290 silhouette moves easily from black-tie rotation to a trend palette.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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His black-tie ensembles and glittering gowns often stole the spotlight on red carpets during awards season, cementing his place as a versatile designer.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These are all features developed by the building’s original creators, the Miami firm of Steward-Skinner and Associates, prominent architects of the time also responsible for the design of the Miami Seaquarium and MIA’s first jet-age terminal.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ken Dryden, the Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who backstopped the Montreal Canadiens’ 1970s dynasty, died on Friday at age 78 from cancer, the Canadiens announced.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The statement said that between sunrise and sunset, the no-fly zone would apply except for manned aircraft which had filed a flight plan and had a transponder switched on.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cheney Orr | Reuters Trump on Wednesday ordered American flags to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Sunday in Kirk's honor.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, the Congressional Budget Office sees tariffs shaving trillions of dollars off the deficit.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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When a trompo taco is ordered, a cook brandishes a knife of ferocious sharpness, shaving a thin, broad piece large enough to overhang the corn tortilla it’s laid upon.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Evening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evening. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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