as in dusks
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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Noun
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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 -
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
Noun
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Williams was charged with felony intimidation and held in jail for three nights.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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According to the Times-Picayune, on some nights as few as four police officers patrol the entire district.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ferraro’s is ideal for a breezy outdoor lunch and turns lively in the evenings.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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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
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Start your morning by the bay window in the first floor kitchen for a view of the fields, and end the day on the private balcony, where the sunsets stretch wide across the farm.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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There are majestic overhead views, grand Pacific sunsets, houses tucked among surrounding forests, their lights showing like fireflies through the foliage.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Eves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eves. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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