as in darkened
being without light or without much light
in the dusky depths of the dungeon
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Recent Examples of dusky
As the sky grew dusky around 3 p.m. local time, two dragsters raced down the track.
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The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Blacktip sharks are smaller and often confused with dusky and spinner sharks that live in the same areas.
—Erik Vance, New York Times, 26 July 2024
By studying yellow and red forms of a parrot known as a dusky lory the research team also identified a gene central to coloring in that bird and its parrot relatives.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Another recurring visual – a newsstand ablaze, orange flames shooting into a dusky sky – provides a stirring corollary to the journalists who describe what their calling has cost them.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Blacktip sharks are smaller and often confused with dusky and spinner sharks that live in the same areas.
—Erik Vance, New York Times, 26 July 2024
By studying yellow and red forms of a parrot known as a dusky lory the research team also identified a gene central to coloring in that bird and its parrot relatives.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Another recurring visual – a newsstand ablaze, orange flames shooting into a dusky sky – provides a stirring corollary to the journalists who describe what their calling has cost them.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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Yu Ting Yuan, the hotel's flagship restaurant, offers diners a contrasting tenor with its dark, brooding interior splashed with gold and blood red, fresh flower sprays of pussywillow, orchids, and amaryllis, and soaring ceilings.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within hours charred more than 15 square miles of trees and brush, sending up plumes of dark smoke near Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area about 40 miles from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are burning for a third week.—
Marcio Jose Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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But even that link is murky: In the case of breast cancer, for instance, carrying excess weight only seems to be a risk factor after menopause, and not before (for reasons that aren’t known).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, TikTok’s overall future in the United States is equally murky.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Swift herself opted for Louis Vuitton, clad in the designer’s $5,000 black and gold jacquard knit jacket, with a spark beanie — price $550 — to match,People reported.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Mills didn't notice anything odd – just a yellow jacket on the passenger seat, and some bags in the car including a black briefcase and a blue bag with a Massachusetts logo.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Dusky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusky. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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