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
An unlit cigar from Red Sox principal owner John Henry lay on the desk in front of him.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
So, if the house is unlit, simply continue to the next home.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Potential remedies for an unlit Mundelein intersection — about which an area resident raised concerns to the Lake County Board — remain unclear, with the state and village disputing who is even responsible for overhead lighting there.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The mostly unlit face of the moon will be faintly illuminated by Earthshine, the ghostly glow on the moon’s night side.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
So, if the house is unlit, simply continue to the next home.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Potential remedies for an unlit Mundelein intersection — about which an area resident raised concerns to the Lake County Board — remain unclear, with the state and village disputing who is even responsible for overhead lighting there.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The mostly unlit face of the moon will be faintly illuminated by Earthshine, the ghostly glow on the moon’s night side.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlit
Adjective
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By becoming the light in a darkened world, everyone becomes a firefly that helps to illuminate the way back home to each other.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Prince Harry wore a black blazer over a white T-shirt with dark pants.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Its legs are a similar pale yellow color covered with irregular black and dark-brown markings, according to Omelko.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Philadelphia 76ers' immediate and medium-term future looked murky coming into this season.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Still, Kenya’s longer-term political outlook just got a lot murkier, as the scramble to win over Odinga’s supporters will intensify in the months ahead.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlit. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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