Definition of swartnext
as in dark
not having a pale complexion in bodice rippers the hero is often a swart man of passion and mystery

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Adjective
  • Aerial footage showed heavy damage to the suspect's vehicle, a dark gray sedan.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • They're headed to a battery recycler who will shred them into a fine, dark powder called black mass, from which those minerals can be recovered and reused in new batteries.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • The impact sends the black car crashing into Garden Gourmet Deli and Grill on the corner.
    Jenna DeAngelis, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • On a balmy June evening, a crowd of vampire obsessives descended upon the Upper West Side’s Beacon Theatre in a sea of black and red.
    Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • To its members, Latin America’s leaders weren’t revolutionary peers but swarthy radicals.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Sporting Robert Shaw’s distinctive fisherman’s cap, flinty and crooked grin, and swarthy mutton-chop sideburns, Gildart Jackson’s is an evocative portrayal of Robert Shaw.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Swart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swart. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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