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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
In the twilight of his minor-league hockey career, longtime Kansas City Blades winger Pat Ferschweiler had a nice plan to make use of his bachelor’s degree in finance from Western Michigan University.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The morning positions coincide with the start of nautical twilight (70 minutes before sunrise), and the evening positions coincide with the end of nautical twilight (70 minutes after sunset).
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking – Serbia
Director: Maja Novaković
In the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Emin, in his twilight years, toils alongside his faithful horse.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
But Kohli is almost 37 years old and very much in the twilight of his legendary career despite his famed fitness.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The morning positions coincide with the start of nautical twilight (70 minutes before sunrise), and the evening positions coincide with the end of nautical twilight (70 minutes after sunset).
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking – Serbia
Director: Maja Novaković
In the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Emin, in his twilight years, toils alongside his faithful horse.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
But Kohli is almost 37 years old and very much in the twilight of his legendary career despite his famed fitness.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twilight
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And although California dealt with brief rolling blackouts during an August 2020 heat wave, the power grid has been remarkably stable the last few years, thanks in part to an influx of large-scale, lithium-ion batteries that store solar energy for after dark.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Taking a dark, in depth look at Vecna’s origins with spectacular on stage visuals, this show is everything a Stranger Things fan is looking for.—
Alicia Lansom,
Refinery29,
31 Mar. 2025
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This behavior is inherited from their ancestors, who evolved to hunt prey at dusk and dawn.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Commercial and residential buildings at dusk in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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However, the battery here only lasted for around half an hour at the highest beam, so is probably best saved for emergency use only rather than long hikes after sunset.—
Paul Ridden
May 19,
New Atlas,
19 May 2025
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On Friday, March 1, 2024, just after sunset, a man sat in his vehicle with his brother in the front passenger seat outside his apartment building near the end of the block.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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The Friday night menu features a choice from two main courses and dessert, packed and ready to go.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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In addition to planning for the right time, catching a view of the galaxy — and its shimmering band of stars stretched across the night sky – may require a bit of strategy.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Conditions are expected to cool off and become more humid the evening of May 14 after another warm and dry day, potentially helping with the fire behavior, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Currently, the duck press presentation is relegated to one an evening, at a counter in front of the open kitchen.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Those teams played in the Lions Tournament and tied when the game was called on account of darkness.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2025
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That makes aurora possible in the hours of darkness in timezones throughout North America.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Flying your favorite spacecraft is as simple as plopping down in the captain’s chair to engage in some hairy dogfights and clandestine patrols over strange worlds or the inky cosmic blackness as the gameplay shifts from a standard FPS to a third-person perspective.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Perry and crew experienced a few minutes of weightlessness and got to see Earth against the blackness of space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.—
Meg Donohue,
Town & Country,
31 Jan. 2023
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
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“Twilight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twilight. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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