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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
a dark alley that most people wisely avoided
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as in bleak
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
her mind was filled with dark thoughts until the results of the medical test came back as negative
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as in silent
given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge
the actor was always quite dark about his life before his arrival in Hollywood
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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
the superhero was not daunted by the villain's dark threats
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as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
is known as a dark period in European history when people lived in ignorance, fear, and want
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as in evil
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
dark deeds that resulted in the Russian czar being known to history as Ivan the Terrible
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as in shadows
a time or place of little or no light
I have a bad habit of running into tables in the dark
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as in night
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
we were going to wait until dark to go trick-or-treating
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Recent Examples of dark
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The sharp acidity and swift tannin draw are led by notes of dark cherry, brambled berries, stewed holiday plum, and tart currant, all infused with the richness of French oak.
—Jill Barth, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Glory be to god for logjams, the antediluvian dark,
for being a supply of goodness outpacing demand
because so many prefer their egos’ endless ranting
to the suggestion of a different narrator or narrative.
—Virginia Konchan, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
In the footage, the coyote can be seen wandering in a dark street as the TikTok creator was out walking his dog.
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In that respect, the extreme dark on Catalina is unusual, Browne said.
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He was last seen wearing a tan shirt, tan pants, black, red and white Nike’s and a jacket.The Enquirer, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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She was dressed in all black and wore black sunglasses.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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As my colleague Meg James wrote, this is the latest bleak sign for the long-beleaguered pay-TV business, which continues to lose subscribers by the millions.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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This ebullience, however, required keeping bleak thoughts at bay.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Near the end of the last chorus, the instruments go respectfully silent as the narrator makes his confession a capella.Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Hollywood epic sees Chazelle embrace an aesthetic of decadence and depravity to showcase the outrageous excess of 1920s Hollywood, as the industry transitions from silent pictures to the talkies.Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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To minimize misinterpretations, providing clear guidelines for writing test instructions and avoiding ambiguous phrasing is key.Asad Khan, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Sunny is the creation of Suzie’s husband, who died under ambiguous circumstances, leaving her alone in their life in Kyoto.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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Melody doesn’t learn anything new about herself during her battles against ignorant people while growing up in a time not conducive to her needs.Courtney Howard, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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After Trump win, Sharon Stone blasts 'ignorant, arrogant' Americans.Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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The story of a farmer tasked with protecting a magic baby from an evil queen is not exactly the most original story in the world, but that hasn’t stopped this from becoming a classic, with Warwick Davis as Willow Ufgood and Val Kilmer waving a sword around.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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The plot centers on Scott Pilgrim, a Canadian indie rock slacker who falls in love with a girl named Ramona Flowers and then has to fight her seven evil exes in video game-style battles.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Sheehan says forcing your little one to stay up later at night or dropping their nap isn’t going to do the trick.Melissa Willets, Parents, 27 Nov. 2024
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Resist the temptation of checking emails late at night.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The path towards a policy and regulatory framework for Web3 and DeFi is no longer murky.Cleve Mesidor, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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This celestial season compels us to seek hidden truths, not just on the surface but in the murky depths of our psyche.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Dark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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