gloaming

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Recent Examples of gloaming Perhaps swallow-tail bee-eaters, Africa openbill storks, and Burchell’s starlings, their stunning plumage flashing blue-green in the pink-gold gloaming: such sightings lend instant credence to the adage that Africa will make a birder out of anyone. Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Just across the street was a second landfill, belonging to a Texas company called Weeks Environmental, whose own black mountain—nearly ten million additional barrels of waste—rose into the Texas gloaming. Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 There is an excellent chance that one of the world’s two best golfers will be sliding his arms into a green jacket in the sweet gloaming of Sunday evening just outside the Augusta National clubhouse. Jason Sobel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Just across the street was a second landfill, belonging to a Texas company called Weeks Environmental, whose own black mountain—nearly ten million additional barrels of waste—rose into the Texas gloaming. Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 So imagine everyone’s delight when Bennifer reemerged from the gloaming after Lopez split with fiance Alex Rodriguez. Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 The game down on the field seems to be played in the gloaming. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2022 Tony Kemp hit an eighth-inning, two-run homer in the gloaming at the Oakland Coliseum Sunday to give the A’s a 3-1 win over the Yankees in a game that might wind up being the biggest win of the season for the A’s. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2021 The bar shares an appetizer menu with the restaurant; in the gloaming, the seafood towers sparkle. The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloaming
Noun
  • In the context of these intellectual efforts, philosophers have, like the owl of Minerva, arrived at dusk, that is to say, with most of the day’s intellectual labor now complete.
    Sebastian Purcell August 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Chris Dickerson of Boone, Miss., who was staying at the resort, landed a 59-incher at dusk within view of camp as Hinrichs steered the Warship back to the dock.
    Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The orange lights are expected to flip on around 20 minutes after sunset Wednesday, which should give Swift fans time to listen to the podcast, then visit the sculpture.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In Iceland, the western tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and Reykjavik, the capital city, are two great places to witness the event, though most will visit northern Spain, where skies are likely clear, though the eclipse will happen dangerously close to sunset, so be positioned low in the sky.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At some point — hopefully on Tuesday night or Wednesday during the day — Comedy Central and Paramount+ will confirm when Season 27, Episode 3 will air.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The lefty did more than bounce back, retiring 15 straight at one point and ending the night having allowed just one hit and one run.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The stand is self-service from noon to dark (around 8 p.m.).
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a special name to describe wildlife that is most active during those twilight times just before dark or dawn.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Find the right time: Consider rescheduling strenuous activities to early morning or evening if possible. Recognize warning signs: Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home was set to debut on the BBC Monday evening, Aug. 18, only for the broadcaster to pull it from the schedule earlier that day.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness and get to see Earth against the blackness of space.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 July 2025
  • Then blackness, the last traces—the moment of medium desire, forgetfulness, being confused, weariness, and doubt.
    Amie Barrodale, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • However, sunset is at 7:24 p.m., and at the moment of conjunction, the sky will still be relatively light (civil twilight does not end until 7:49 p.m.).
    Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Her child looks up at the aeroplane in the sky, flying through dusk, through twilight, flying through the beginning of the end of the day.
    Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Southern Illinois once again plunged into darkness on April 8, 2024, and onlookers offered a standing ovation for the last total solar eclipse the contiguous U.S. would see for the next two decades.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Within months, welders had carried out corrective work under the cover of darkness.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Gloaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloaming. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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