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after dark

ADJECTIVE
nocturnal
Synonyms




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Airglow occurs when atoms and molecules that absorbed energy from sunlight during the day release that excess energy as light after dark.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

It was well after dark when Manguillier found Anthony Empson’s wedding ring off Île aux Cerfs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

They’ve opened studios and galleries alongside the stationery store, coffee shops, tea cocktail lounges, fusion restaurants and destination bars that come fully to life only after dark.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Some users shared their own experiences of accidents because of bad roads, lack of adequate signage and poor lighting after dark.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Couldn’t never take him anywhere except after dark.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor




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