as in nights
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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Recent Examples of evenings
Food and drink Three main dining options include Zou Zou's for colorful Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, the fourth-floor Vista Lounge for daily breakfast (which turns into the chic cocktail lounge Chez Zou in the evenings), and the in-room dining menu.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
Training groups meet all over the metro For the 2026 program, running and walking experts will provide digital learning opportunities Tuesday evenings, while small group workouts will be held throughout the city on Wednesdays.
—Ajc Staff, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
LaFave told me that some of the guys like to have herbal tea in the evenings and discuss issues such as the problems with contemporary masculinity.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
The zodiacal light is most visible during spring evenings after sunset.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Ferraro’s is ideal for a breezy outdoor lunch and turns lively in the evenings.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
The family earning $175,000 — a household income that would have felt unambiguously prosperous in any prior decade — now spends its evenings absorbing content from people who vacation in the Maldives, renovate kitchens that cost more than a median home, and treat business class as a hardship.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
The collection includes work-ready frames, travel-friendly styles and bold pieces for evenings out, showing the flexibility many customers want when refreshing their wardrobes for a new season.
—Advertorial, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
The free shows on Wednesdays evenings continues on April 15 with the soul group Honey Made.
—Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
Training groups meet all over the metro For the 2026 program, running and walking experts will provide digital learning opportunities Tuesday evenings, while small group workouts will be held throughout the city on Wednesdays.
—Ajc Staff, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
LaFave told me that some of the guys like to have herbal tea in the evenings and discuss issues such as the problems with contemporary masculinity.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
The zodiacal light is most visible during spring evenings after sunset.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Ferraro’s is ideal for a breezy outdoor lunch and turns lively in the evenings.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
The family earning $175,000 — a household income that would have felt unambiguously prosperous in any prior decade — now spends its evenings absorbing content from people who vacation in the Maldives, renovate kitchens that cost more than a median home, and treat business class as a hardship.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
The collection includes work-ready frames, travel-friendly styles and bold pieces for evenings out, showing the flexibility many customers want when refreshing their wardrobes for a new season.
—Advertorial, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
The free shows on Wednesdays evenings continues on April 15 with the soul group Honey Made.
—Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evenings
Noun
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Warm up with this creamy soup for dinner on chilly nights.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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But that wasn’t known when Bob Hunt took Ned to visit English a few nights later and left them alone.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the tangy, clean scent of sea spray and radiant purple-pink twilights make the planning more than worth it.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Spend lazy days pier fishing, shell hunting, dining on iconic, Calabash-style seafood, and savoring spectacular sunrises and sunsets.—
Kristy Tolley,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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Both have a $150,000 income limit ($300,000 filing jointly), and the provision sunsets in 2028.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Evenings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evenings. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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