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nightfall

[nahyt-fawl] / ˈnaɪtˌfɔl /
NOUN
the end of daylight
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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These eight steps can help keep bedrooms cooler before nightfall.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

And the case ever since has been nearly as obscured as the Catalina Foothills after nightfall - beset by everything from tricky terrain to law enforcement infighting.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Those who do come in start earlier alongside him but leave before nightfall.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

In it, a husband and wife adopt a cat, Sheila, who develops an unnerving disposition come nightfall.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Sometimes they would remain there in silence until nightfall, opposite each other, looking into each other's eyes, loving each other as much as in their scandalous days.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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