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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
In addition, the team studied how to use lasers and AI to help drones to navigate in a duct's pitch-black, near-featureless environment.
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David Szondy
august 02, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
This pitch-black Irish comedy centers on Elvira Clancy, a depressive, small-town obituary writer whose newspaper has recently reduced her to freelancing.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Part pie-eyed rom-com and part pitch-black comedy, Oh, Hi! — the title itself is an in-joke between the two young lovers — basks in the glow of a genre that specializes in selling happily-ever-after fantasies, then takes a perverse glee in throwing buckets of cold water on your expectations.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
Active adventures include zip-lining through the jungle, scaling giant ficus trees, or venturing out into the pitch-black night to search for nocturnal animals with a wildlife guide.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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David Szondy
august 02, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
This pitch-black Irish comedy centers on Elvira Clancy, a depressive, small-town obituary writer whose newspaper has recently reduced her to freelancing.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Part pie-eyed rom-com and part pitch-black comedy, Oh, Hi! — the title itself is an in-joke between the two young lovers — basks in the glow of a genre that specializes in selling happily-ever-after fantasies, then takes a perverse glee in throwing buckets of cold water on your expectations.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
Active adventures include zip-lining through the jungle, scaling giant ficus trees, or venturing out into the pitch-black night to search for nocturnal animals with a wildlife guide.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch-black
Adjective
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Brunch might mean a humus bowl layered with lamb and pickled onion, or a shakshuka made with black lime tomato stew.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The ensemble featured a visible black underwire and corset boning at the bust and torso, while the sheer black fabric created an illusion of draping around her bust and the rest of her body.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Interestingly, Lorraine has taught Judy to ward off her frightening visions by using a nursery rhyme, effectively teaching her to suppress her dark side.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Dolphins wear white jerseys at home for afternoon games, forcing opponents to wear darker colors that absorb more heat.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Alas, The Man said no to his dream of swinging a pickaxe all day within the bowels of a pitch-dark cave, and so poor Steve grew up to be the saddest doorknob salesman that Chuglass, Idaho had ever seen.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Gray tones, blacks, murky greens, and of course, the midnight blue complete the look.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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But after that, things get murky.—
Sarah Hutter,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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