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 around him did not know the weed sprayer was filled with gasoline, or that the nearby black container with a yellow top held at least 14 unlit Molotov cocktails: wine bottles and Ball jars filled with gas, red rags tucked into them as fuses.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
Police found a nearby plastic container holding at least 14 unlit Molotov cocktails, the federal complaint said.
—Evan Perez, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Police arrested him shortly after and recovered additional unlit Molotov cocktails from a black container nearby.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Mounted atop a gold-tone base, the lamps are beautiful both lit and unlit, shoppers said.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
Police found a nearby plastic container holding at least 14 unlit Molotov cocktails, the federal complaint said.
—Evan Perez, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Police arrested him shortly after and recovered additional unlit Molotov cocktails from a black container nearby.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Mounted atop a gold-tone base, the lamps are beautiful both lit and unlit, shoppers said.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlit
Adjective
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Kraus also had a dark backpack on her person.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lakshmi shared a photo and video of herself at the beach wearing a dark pink bikini while playing in the water.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gray tones, blacks, murky greens, and of course, the midnight blue complete the look.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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But after that, things get murky.—
Sarah Hutter,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlit. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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