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Recent Examples of crepuscular
The study, published last month in the journal Biological Conservation, found that Southland mountain lions became more nocturnal and less crepuscular — i.e., active at dusk or dawn — in popular recreation areas.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Cats have good night vision, to help with their hunting at dusk, and their crepuscular sleeping habits also explain why many cat owners are woken at the crack of dawn by their pet demanding breakfast.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Recessed domes nod to the moon, light fixtures to celestial bodies, and a palette of purples, silvers, and blues to crepuscular horizons.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
The Land at Night Richard Tuohy, Dianna Barrie, 2024, Australia, 16mm, 14m
Against a dense, sinister soundtrack of drones, bells, night creatures, and electric hum, flashes of illumination reveal a trembling crepuscular landscape in Richard Tuohy and Dianna Barrie’s The Land at Night.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Cats have good night vision, to help with their hunting at dusk, and their crepuscular sleeping habits also explain why many cat owners are woken at the crack of dawn by their pet demanding breakfast.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Recessed domes nod to the moon, light fixtures to celestial bodies, and a palette of purples, silvers, and blues to crepuscular horizons.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
The Land at Night Richard Tuohy, Dianna Barrie, 2024, Australia, 16mm, 14m
Against a dense, sinister soundtrack of drones, bells, night creatures, and electric hum, flashes of illumination reveal a trembling crepuscular landscape in Richard Tuohy and Dianna Barrie’s The Land at Night.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crepuscular
Adjective
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Gaze upon a twilit sky, the endless shore, the receding vista, the inside of palm to forehead.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
28 Jan. 2023
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Zegler is the true find, a marvelous singer and a radiant persona, and Spielberg and Kaminski film her like a bright flare in a twilit ocean; her sheer presence papers over some of the more facile aspects of Maria’s characterization.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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When the summer heat creeps to unbearable temperatures, pre-dawn and post-dusk become the most appealing times to run.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
1 Aug. 2022
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Mylar space blankets draped across their shoulders glistened a surreal golden hue as the vessel’s blinding strobe lights illuminated the post-dusk spectacle.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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The wine selection highlights a broad curation of some of the region’s best wines, including from the Lagrein grape with its dusky dark fruit and full bodied structure.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The pork comes with a roll of corn tortillas, half a lime, onions piqued with vinegar and heat, and fiery green and dusky red salsas to create your own tacos, along with the best chicharrones.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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For this reason black holes are invisible to the eye, as lightless as the empty, dark space surrounding them.—
Sidney Stevens,
Treehugger,
14 Mar. 2025
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Fall asleep and dream about being slowly forced, as if by some mechanized peristalsis, through the digestive tract of a huge synthetic worm that then deposits me into a lightless industrial kitchen.—
Jay Katsir,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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After a celebratory June, which saw the S&P 500 reach record highs, July is off to a gloomy start.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Meteorologists are calling for rain on race day for the third consecutive year, and the long-term forecast for the race’s future on the NASCAR schedule looks gloomier.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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However, while circumstances were smooth-sailing at the start, things quickly took a somber turn on July 2, 1937.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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His overjoyed demeanor starkly contrasted with his somber appearance in court just a day before when jurors said they were deadlocked on one of the five counts.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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What tenebrous horror is this, emerging from the ineffable darkness?—
Jon Chesto,
BostonGlobe.com,
26 Dec. 2022
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By the same token, Spanish cinema at large has been reluctant to engage with that tenebrous period.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Active adventures include zip-lining through the jungle, scaling giant ficus trees, or venturing out into the pitch-black night to search for nocturnal animals with a wildlife guide.—
Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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In the pitch-black, storm-lashed hours before dawn Friday, surging floodwaters unexpectedly ravaged the region, including a campsite filled with sleeping children.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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“Crepuscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepuscular. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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