as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum
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Recent Examples of sunless
As a safer alternative, many people opt for sunless tanning methods such as fake tan products or sprays.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The setting is oppressive — cramped, sunless rooms in which workers push out pant after pant, shirt after shirt, vest after vest — but Wang’s gaze is never pitiful or exploitative.
—Devika Girish, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The sunless tanner brand hosted the group — which also included viral personalities like Bonnie Wyrick, Jaz Smith and Bran Flakezz — at Be Tulum resort, where the 10 creators gathered to celebrate self-expression and confidence.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The Food and Drug Administration has approved DHA for use in sunless tanners.
—Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The setting is oppressive — cramped, sunless rooms in which workers push out pant after pant, shirt after shirt, vest after vest — but Wang’s gaze is never pitiful or exploitative.
—Devika Girish, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The sunless tanner brand hosted the group — which also included viral personalities like Bonnie Wyrick, Jaz Smith and Bran Flakezz — at Be Tulum resort, where the 10 creators gathered to celebrate self-expression and confidence.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The Food and Drug Administration has approved DHA for use in sunless tanners.
—Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunless
Adjective
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Baha Mar is large in stature, sure—and Rosewood is part of a three-hotel complex across the bay from Atlantis, which looms large and brooding over its own end of the water as everything Baha Mar does not want to be—dated, dark, and reminiscent of Spring Break Past.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Also fascinating were their contrasting likenesses, dark against light housed in the same being, a human eclipse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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While the overall state of the Angels remains bleak – their 18-34 record is the worst in the majors – on this night the fans could enjoy a rare break from the misery.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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In a world that often feels increasingly bleak and politically exhausted, there’s comfort in leaning into softness, seduction, and fantasy, and in letting your wardrobe reflect that desire too.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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At its center is Sam, a lonely luthier with the extraordinary ability to hear the constant noise of other people’s minds.—
JD Linville,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Criminals looking to establish online romantic relations with lonely seniors before bleeding their bank accounts dry.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach the wide, desolate Sunland Boulevard.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Earlier this week, along a desolate stretch of road lined with oil refineries just north of the border between Shandong and Hebei provinces, an awareness of that spotlight seemed palpable.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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And while all researchers recognize numerous factors that contribute to this troubling uptick, a key finding by NIH’s Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is that screen time in late childhood predicts increased depressive symptoms in early adolescence.—
Jean Case,
Time,
14 May 2026
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For patients with three or more lifetime depressive episodes, the ASCP itself supports indefinite maintenance therapy.—
Jonathan Slater,
STAT,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Some sendoffs are mundane; others are downright depressing.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Zvyagintsev loves a red herring almost as much as a cosmically depressing visual joke, like the tiny picture of Putin hanging over a boardroom.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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The Atlanta Braves are back home Tuesday night for their game against the Chicago Cubs, but there will be a somber energy as fans fill seats in Truist Park.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Despite the somber mood, some trustees were not convinced that their fate was sealed.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Rain washed out qualifying Saturday, and the gray, overcast sky served as a fitting background for the somber mood enveloping Charlotte Motor Speedway and its 1½-mile track.—
Steve Reed,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The summit is a barren ash field, gray and treeless, scoured by sulfuric gas and acidic rain that burns whatever tries to grow.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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“Sunless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunless. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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