the dark
noun
1
: a state in which no light can be seen
She stumbled around in the dark until she finally found the light switch.
He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark.
2
: a place where little or no light can be seen
The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.
He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark.
3
: a state in which something is hidden or kept secret
Most of their deals were made in the dark.
4
: a state of not knowing about something
I'm in the dark about the agreement.
The public was kept in the dark about the meeting.
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The suit alleged that the information was listed for sale for $500,000 on the dark web.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Without context, both people and AI are making decisions in the dark.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Parents protested as children walked to bus stops and school in the dark.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
More than 200,000 80,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark across the central US, the Southeast and parts of the Midwest Wednesday afternoon evening, down from a peak of more than 500,000, according to PowerOutage.us.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Without context, both people and AI are making decisions in the dark.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Parents protested as children walked to bus stops and school in the dark.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
More than 200,000 80,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark across the central US, the Southeast and parts of the Midwest Wednesday afternoon evening, down from a peak of more than 500,000, according to PowerOutage.us.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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“The dark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dark. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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