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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 weekend shooting and Lucas’ push against unlicensed clubs come in the twilight of his term, which ends in 2027.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
The best time to look is shortly after sunset, beginning about 45 minutes after the sun goes down and continuing into early twilight, depending on your location, weather and horizon view.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
In January 2008, as Herbert’s driving career was in its twilight, his real life veered well off course.
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Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
7 June 2026
One of the best shows of the year is this week in the evening twilight in the western sky.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
The best time to look is shortly after sunset, beginning about 45 minutes after the sun goes down and continuing into early twilight, depending on your location, weather and horizon view.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
In January 2008, as Herbert’s driving career was in its twilight, his real life veered well off course.
—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
7 June 2026
One of the best shows of the year is this week in the evening twilight in the western sky.
—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twilight
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Stilla handles the all-day and the after-dark with a tight list of spritzes and Bellinis plus a crisp food menu featuring lobster and classic sandwiches, solid burgers, and a genuinely good vegan club.
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Be sure to check out the Vewolight Solar Rain Gauge, which adds a warm glow after dark and helps track rainfall.
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Avoid being outdoors at dawn and dusk.
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Honeysuckle The warm, heady, floral scent of honeysuckle, which is strongest at dusk, is instantly recognizable, and the romantically rambling vines and tubular blooms make the climbing varieties cottage-garden classics.
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As a result, MSV now lives on in the shadows.
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Aerial video of the blaze showed smoke billowing from numerous beachside buildings, with large gray plumes of smoke casting dark shadows on the beach's turquoise waters.
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The O-rings also glow in the dark, along with the reflective panels located on the cap, making the Pen-metheus easier to find and use after sunset.
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The day after Butler’s crash, the Tesla X account reposted a gushing comment from a Tesla fan who shared a pic of himself taking a photo of a sunset while driving.
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While Rosario’s error was the only mishap that came back to bite Schlittler, the club didn’t play the cleanest game throughout the night.
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Lionel Messi and Argentina will return to DFW on Saturday night for their final group stage match against Jordan.
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The Cubs kept the game plan fairly simple for Peterson in his debut following a whirlwind couple of days after learning he had been traded Wednesday evening.
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An American Airlines flight headed to Bermuda aborted its takeoff in Miami Saturday evening after a business jet entered the same runway, getting as close as a third of a mile apart at one point.
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This allows the robot to operate autonomously in complete darkness, harsh sunlight, and rapidly changing lighting conditions while maintaining accurate mapping, obstacle detection, and path planning for uninterrupted inspections and patrols.
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The most beautiful of all the zodiacal constellations is now visible, low toward the south-southeast as darkness falls.
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Hawthorne mostly succeeds at keeping the blackness in check in this foray into YA.
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From individual missions to tours aboard the ISS, video games have featured surprisingly often in the inky blackness of space.
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“Twilight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twilight. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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