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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Dark Universe is home to one of the greatest dark rides of all time.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
3 June 2025
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Both were crucial mental health resources during that dark time, and both found a wider embrace online for their niche comic sensibilities.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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There is no evidence that Ms. Harris paid for the endorsements, although details on celebrity engagements can be somewhat murky.—
Theodore Schleifer,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Even as the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China has lifted sentiment this week, some major U.S. companies are issuing warnings about rising costs and a murky macroeconomic outlook.—
Pia Singh,Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlit. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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