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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One led me down into the dark maw of an underground cellblock, which connected the two buildings.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Men writhe and moan in the shadows just out of sight as a young gay man walks through the dark room at Adonis, Copenhagen’s only gay sauna.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Most recipes will direct you to discard the dark green parts (the tough and fibrous leaves) or otherwise direct them to stock.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2025
Investigators soon felt the dark SUV and the .45 caliber shells recovered at the scene pointed to a potential link to earlier shootings around the area that police had been investigating.
—Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Men writhe and moan in the shadows just out of sight as a young gay man walks through the dark room at Adonis, Copenhagen’s only gay sauna.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Most recipes will direct you to discard the dark green parts (the tough and fibrous leaves) or otherwise direct them to stock.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2025
Investigators soon felt the dark SUV and the .45 caliber shells recovered at the scene pointed to a potential link to earlier shootings around the area that police had been investigating.
—Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2025
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“The dark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dark. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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