as in darkened
being without light or without much light
she stumbled over something in the unlit hallway
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Recent Examples of unlit
Those drawn to spooky adventures should take a short walk through an unlit tunnel—just under a mile long—from Sete Cidades to the coastal village of Mosteiros.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
For this reason, unlit trees may last longer than pre-lit trees.
—Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
There isn't much left to go with the Apple Watch screen, but Apple could just kill it off entirely and give the Series 10 a completely edge-to-edge screen with no unlit bits.
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—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 3 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article A Columbia University student was arrested after tossing an unlit Molotov cocktail from his 14th-floor dorm room, police said Tuesday.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
For this reason, unlit trees may last longer than pre-lit trees.
—Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
There isn't much left to go with the Apple Watch screen, but Apple could just kill it off entirely and give the Series 10 a completely edge-to-edge screen with no unlit bits.
5.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 3 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article A Columbia University student was arrested after tossing an unlit Molotov cocktail from his 14th-floor dorm room, police said Tuesday.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlit
Adjective
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Named for the distinctive dark stripes running across the back of its head, this medium-sized goose is specially adapted for one of the most extreme migrations in the animal kingdom.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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White, pale blue, gray, and green swimsuits can be some of the hardest swimsuits to spot in a pool, while darker colors, like navy and black, can be difficult to detect in open water.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Since President Donald Trump took office, at least half of the security council's staff have been laid off or left, and the future of BARDA is murky.—
Amy Maxmen,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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But whether federal or state politicians could foil a Trump settlement is murky.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlit. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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