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pitch-black

[pich-blak] / ˈpɪtʃˈblæk /


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AFP saw multiple blazes burning on hillsides and along roads between Pai and Chiang Mai, lighting up patches of otherwise pitch-black countryside.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

A man’s voice cut through the rain pelting the pitch-black Caribbean Sea, just audible between two boats tossed around by 10-foot waves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

It was pitch-black out—not even a suggestion of dawn streaked the sky above.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

And how did it feel, for a scientist, to descend to such extreme, pitch-black depths?

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025

I open my eyes, and the sealed guardhouse is still pitch-black.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott




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