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noun

plural of dusk
as in twilights
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball

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dusks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dusk
as in darkens
to grow dark the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness

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  1. twilights
  2. darkens
  3. sunsets
  4. nights
  5. evenings
Noun
  • Venus Venus is conspicuous as July's long evening twilights fade.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of twilights
Verb
  • Instead, the surrounding sky darkens, increasing the contrast until the pale daytime moon seems to switch on at dusk and grow increasingly brilliant.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Cook until the sauce darkens and thickens, about 1 to 2 minutes.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of darkens
Noun
  • The 400-acre property gets great sunsets and somehow seems miles away from Dallas despite being just outside the city limits.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The first sunsets the Racial Equity Task Force and Commission on the Status of Women.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of sunsets
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  • According to the brand, the casks are rotated while aging to encourage interaction between liquid and wood, and like the original the gin spent 71 nights maturing.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In fact, those long nights in the county jail marked the beginning of a new trail—a trail that finally forked from the path of slavery.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of nights
Noun
  • Turteltaub worked on the Boone program as Orenstein stuck with Hollywood Palace and wrote for NBC’s The Monkees, but the pair got together in the evenings to write for sitcoms.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The idea of not spending evenings with my kid is, kids are, is completely unacceptable.
    — Michael Birnbaum The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Dusks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusks. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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