as in darkened
being without light or without much light
wondered what might be lurking in the lightless corners of the basement
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Recent Examples of lightless
The boy grows up in the lightless void before managing to escape.
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Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
At night, lightless streets turn into treacherous obstacle courses, especially after snow and rain.
—Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
Tracking swarms of flea-size organisms through the lightless depths is trickier than following migrating whales across hemispheres.
—Katherine Harmon Courage, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2022
After the humans arrived, Fred stayed in his lightless bog for millennia as the land was worked above, the forests shaped by fire and the fields sowed with corn, beans, and squash.
—Peter Brannen, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022
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Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
At night, lightless streets turn into treacherous obstacle courses, especially after snow and rain.
—Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
Tracking swarms of flea-size organisms through the lightless depths is trickier than following migrating whales across hemispheres.
—Katherine Harmon Courage, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2022
After the humans arrived, Fred stayed in his lightless bog for millennia as the land was worked above, the forests shaped by fire and the fields sowed with corn, beans, and squash.
—Peter Brannen, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightless
Adjective
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Large amounts of larvae were in dark crevices inside the homes, including under appliances or furniture.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
10 May 2025
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Its origins are as murky as the exact proportions of the recipe.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
14 May 2025
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Instead, the injury made his situation murky at best.—
Adam Jahns,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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“Lightless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightless. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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