as in darkened
being without light or without much light
she stumbled over something in the unlit hallway
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Recent Examples of unlit
Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
Those drawn to spooky adventures should take a short walk through an unlit tunnel—just under a mile long—from Sete Cidades to the coastal village of Mosteiros.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
For this reason, unlit trees may last longer than pre-lit trees.
—Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
There isn't much left to go with the Apple Watch screen, but Apple could just kill it off entirely and give the Series 10 a completely edge-to-edge screen with no unlit bits.
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—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 3 Sep. 2024
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
Those drawn to spooky adventures should take a short walk through an unlit tunnel—just under a mile long—from Sete Cidades to the coastal village of Mosteiros.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
For this reason, unlit trees may last longer than pre-lit trees.
—Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
There isn't much left to go with the Apple Watch screen, but Apple could just kill it off entirely and give the Series 10 a completely edge-to-edge screen with no unlit bits.
5.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlit
Adjective
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Look for bronze or dark spots on the foliage or prominent purple veins.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks, three international dark sky parks and an international dark sky sanctuary.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Anton and his second wife adopted Jean sometime during the Depression, but the details are murky.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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While the Celtics have made a couple of small additions, the future is still a bit murky.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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