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dark

adjective as in grim, hopeless

adjective as in evil, satanic

adjective as in ignorant

adjective as in angry, upset

noun as in place, time without light

noun as in ignorance; mystery

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The force responsible for this acceleration is called dark energy, a mysterious property of spacetime thought to push galaxies apart.

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Unco-operative workers were locked in small dark rooms and starved or beaten until they gave in.

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In another, he joked that his friends used to call him “panda” whenever he was tired because of the dark circles that appeared under his eyes.

She's stern and severe, with a dark side viewers hadn't previously seen, but also silly, camp and warm - always seeming to be genuinely on the side of the contestants.

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The dark surface was offset with bronze accents, including bronze statues of muscular gods, forging the company’s primary products.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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