starless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starless
Adjective
  • By definition, all solar eclipses occur at the new moon, which means dark, moonless evening skies for a week before and a night after.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • There’s no bad time to see the stars, but for a real spectacle, show up on a moonless night in July or August when the Perseid meteor shower is at its most active.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Gaze upon a twilit sky, the endless shore, the receding vista, the inside of palm to forehead.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Zegler is the true find, a marvelous singer and a radiant persona, and Spielberg and Kaminski film her like a bright flare in a twilit ocean; her sheer presence papers over some of the more facile aspects of Maria’s characterization.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021
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“Starless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starless. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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