as in shadows
a time or place of little or no light
fumbling around in the semidarkness
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Recent Examples of semidarkness
From its first painterly images, of the face of Meryl Streep, sad and tender and lovely in the semidarkness, the film declares its artistry, its sensitivity and its theme.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
She [Daria] looks at me and smiles in the semidarkness, a calm, shy smile, full of love.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021
Both try to exercise in semidarkness.
—Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
Hong establishes feelings of isolation from the very first shot, an image of an empty room in semidarkness that becomes a visual motif in the film.
—Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 12 July 2018
Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
She [Daria] looks at me and smiles in the semidarkness, a calm, shy smile, full of love.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021
Both try to exercise in semidarkness.
—Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
Hong establishes feelings of isolation from the very first shot, an image of an empty room in semidarkness that becomes a visual motif in the film.
—Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 12 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semidarkness
Noun
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Not as shadows lurking in code prompt chains.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Adams drove the route through the warehouse-y section of Albuquerque that had been chosen for Scene 46, and saw that the way the shadows hit the car would inevitably create a shadow of the camera and of any lighting equipment on Seehorn’s face.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The ash of the cigarette glows in the darkness of the truck.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But even still, the doctors are grappling with the impacts of the conflict, mainly through power outages that leave their hospital in darkness.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One hour becomes two, two become three, my mind straining for answers in the blackness.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Smoke and blackness enfolded him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like other dark, leafy green vegetables, beet greens contain nitrates and are high in beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
4 Nov. 2025
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Forget wasteful palettes with unused pans, the universally flattering Gris Doux works for everyday or can be layered to create more intensity after dark.—
Ellie Davis,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The views are stunning, with dense jungle lining the riverbanks and pink dolphins occasionally surfacing around dawn and dusk.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The best thing to fight off early sunset melancholia is to try to get outside at dusk, even for a few minutes.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For one night, under cold rain and flickering red lights, the noise faded.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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On Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest, the Hornets kept their FCS playoff hopes alive with their big-play attack, racing past Portland State 52-24 at Hillsboro Stadium.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His handsome face is bruised and broken and a black that is unrecognizable.—
Davon Loeb,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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All of the steel is painted a matte black, to blend into the woody surroundings.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Khamenei, at 86, is in the twilight of a life devoted to an uncompromising Islamist vision.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Told in gentle, bedtime-friendly verse, this magical tale follows two siblings who sneak out into the twilight to attend a most unusual dance performance.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Semidarkness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semidarkness. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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