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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
stumbled around the twilight of the shuttered room, unable to see where she was going
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as in dusk
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
watched as twilight descended and the woods fell silent
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Recent Examples of twilight
The game will launch in the twilight window for Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and S — six years after both consoles were released.
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Alex Buckmaster, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
Catch an Earthgrazer Generally speaking, depending on your location, Castor begins to come up above the east-northeast horizon right around the time evening twilight is coming to an end.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Now, both veterans in the twilight years of their respective careers are now teammates.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Another evening, at twilight, Perfidia and Pat have planted a bomb at the base of a transmission tower somewhere in the desert.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
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Alex Buckmaster, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
Catch an Earthgrazer Generally speaking, depending on your location, Castor begins to come up above the east-northeast horizon right around the time evening twilight is coming to an end.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Now, both veterans in the twilight years of their respective careers are now teammates.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Another evening, at twilight, Perfidia and Pat have planted a bomb at the base of a transmission tower somewhere in the desert.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twilight
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For pure spectacle, Mardi Gras World reveals how the city’s legendary floats come alive; Vue Orleans delivers 360-degree views and smart interactive storytelling; and New Orleans Secrets tours takes you inside haunted buildings after dark for a paranormal experience with real atmospheric bite.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Life’s basic chemistry may start not in warm ponds on young planets but in the icy dark between the stars.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Some planets — like Venus and Mercury — are inherently difficult to spot due to their tight orbit around our parent star, which keeps them low on the horizon around dawn or dusk.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Unlike some of Dubai’s city centre skyscrapers, where rooms are hermetically sealed within glass and steel, every accommodation comes with its own spacious balcony for lounging and gazing at the sun setting over the sea or the city lighting up at dusk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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The changes also allowed Mingo to step out of the shadows cast by André DeShields and Richard Pryor, who played the Wiz in the original Broadway show and 1978 movie adaptation, and make the role his own.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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In it, prisoners trapped inside a cave perceive the world only through shadows cast by outside objects.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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Among its 420 public beautiful beaches are plentiful opportunities to swim, lay out, look at tide pools, surf to your heart's content, or watch the sunset.—
Alanna Bennett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Charlotte temperatures will rise into the upper 30s Monday, helping to melt ice on roads, but a refreeze will likely happen after sunset, according to the National Weather Service.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2026
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South River dealing with similar problem In South River, the Department of Public Works salt shed that should hold 300 tons only had 25 as of Thursday night.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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East Side Union High School District’s board of education will vote on whether to layoff dozens of staff dedicated to protecting students’ mental health, wellbeing and safety Thursday night.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Sunday isn't looking any better, with almost 200 cancellations as of Saturday evening.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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On Friday evening, funding for large swaths of the government will run out.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Night comes slowly, and only the darkness indicates that something can change here, in the steppe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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In that darkness, the security forces cracked down.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Passengers get to see Earth against the blackness of space and experience a few minutes of weightlessness.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 Dec. 2025
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The thrill of pushing the pace on terrain that remained shrouded in blackness until illuminated two seconds before our wheels were suddenly navigating its rocks and cliffs and cactus pushed all else from the mental spotlight.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Twilight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twilight. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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