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gloaming

[gloh-ming] / ˈgloʊ mɪŋ /


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At the point where gloaming meets night, we also lose the horizon line, so necessary for navigation by the stars.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

I’m more of an evening than a morning person, so this arrangement makes viewing Mercury easier for me, and I’m always delighted when I can catch it in the gloaming.

From Scientific American Aug. 17, 2023

This golden-hour gloaming lends the show a dreamy, fairy-tale quality.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2022

So imagine everyone’s delight when Bennifer reemerged from the gloaming after Lopez split with fiance Alex Rodriguez.

From Washington Post Jul. 17, 2022

In front of him lights sprang out in the gloaming; dogs barked; feet came running.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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