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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 crescent moon will be visible to the naked eye, but binoculars can make the delicate curve of the lunar crescent and nearby Saturn much easier to spot at twilight.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Earlier this week, Draymond Green made headlines by criticizing the twilight of Charles Barkley’s Hall of Fame career.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Both events promise unforgettable views of the sun's corona, plunging daytime into an eerie twilight.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Patterson’s comments came at the tail-end of Missouri’s annual legislative session and the twilight of his term as speaker.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Earlier this week, Draymond Green made headlines by criticizing the twilight of Charles Barkley’s Hall of Fame career.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Both events promise unforgettable views of the sun's corona, plunging daytime into an eerie twilight.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Patterson’s comments came at the tail-end of Missouri’s annual legislative session and the twilight of his term as speaker.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twilight
Noun
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Guests can reserve a time to make their own art too and choose to make a traditional, glow-in-the-dark, or pumpkin ornament.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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Even the resort's concrete pathways serve the mission—instead of traditional lights, they are bordered by the faint green and blue light of glow-in-the-dark pebbles.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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Does typically spend the day away from their fawns to forage, returning at dusk.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Everything now centered on his homecoming, when the family would celebrate by breaking the dawn-to-dusk fast of Ramadan with a feast.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Jules’ colorful shadows - Season 1, Episode 5 One of the most artistic makeup looks from season 1, Jules’ (Hunter Schafer) colorful eyelids look a bit like an abstract painting.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Hong Kong — China’s top spy agency has come out of the shadows to warn that its young people are being duped by foreign forces into shirking hard work and prioritizing their individual emotions at the expense of national development.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Soukana’s rooftop bar and lounge is a great place to flop down and take in the sunrise or sunset.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Boutique properties like Valldemossa Hotel build in spa treatments, yoga and sunset terraces.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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James Ward Thursday night’s California governor debate underscored just how unsettled — and contentious — the race has become, with candidates repeatedly clashing over crime, election integrity, reproductive rights, and the balance of power between state and local government.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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All eyes were on the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) X Division Championship on Thursday night as Leon Slater looked to retain the title over Cedric Alexander and solidify himself as the longest-reigning X Division champion in the company’s history.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The couple rented out Sloomoo Institute, an immersive slime experience, in New York City on Wednesday evening, May 13, to celebrate their son turning 4 alongside close family and friends.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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That ended the starter’s latest erratic evening.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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Emerging from the darkness was Fabian Aichner.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Thus begins their quest down a blood-red road into their father’s heart of darkness, which takes them from what seems to be the Deep South to the Western desert.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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In it, a crescent of Earth’s blue vitality hovers amid the blackness of space, above a high-definition brownish gray wasteland of lunar craters.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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Together, these two superb artists make much of Yarris constantly seeking the light, as Yarris searches for a way forward from the blackness of death row.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Twilight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twilight. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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