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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
finding anything in a pitch-black room is almost impossible
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Recent Examples of pitch-black
Those who attack guards or start fights are sent to small solitary confinement cells that are kept nearly pitch-black.
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George Petras, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The sounds of guttural growls and bone-chilling howls will once again echo throughout the pitch-black forest outside a Bavarian village when a new roller coaster with a familiar name and glowing red eyes returns to Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
But the show itself isn’t so quick to ignore the pitch-black truths behind luxurious facades.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Hackman won his second Oscar for Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, a pitch-black Western about an outlaw turned farmer whose return to gunslinging puts him in the sights of Hackman's Sheriff Little Bill Daggett.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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George Petras, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The sounds of guttural growls and bone-chilling howls will once again echo throughout the pitch-black forest outside a Bavarian village when a new roller coaster with a familiar name and glowing red eyes returns to Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
But the show itself isn’t so quick to ignore the pitch-black truths behind luxurious facades.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Hackman won his second Oscar for Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, a pitch-black Western about an outlaw turned farmer whose return to gunslinging puts him in the sights of Hackman's Sheriff Little Bill Daggett.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch-black
Adjective
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Travis Decker description Police described Travis Decker as a white man with black hair and brown eyes, standing 5'8'', and weighing 190 pounds.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Hudson’s Newport Beach TV Festival look follows a recent trend of celebrities putting their own respective spin on the little black dress.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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He was last seen wearing a light shirt and dark shorts.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Lights with a lower temperature tend to be a warmer, more yellow shade that may look dim in dark garages.—
Molly Blanco,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Following his four-time Oscar-winning 2019 smash, the director returns in Mickey 17 to sci-fi, skewering autocracy and even attempted genocide in a pitch-dark comedy about colonization.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Geo News and broadcaster ARY both reported that a massive raid was launched by security forces in pitch-dark central Islamabad, where lights had been turned off and a barrage of tear gas was fired.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Since President Donald Trump took office, at least half of the security council's staff have been laid off or left, and the future of BARDA is murky.—
Amy Maxmen,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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But whether federal or state politicians could foil a Trump settlement is murky.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Pitch-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch-black. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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