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in darkness

ADJECTIVE
blind
Synonyms
STRONG
dark groping unsighted
WEAK
amaurotic blind as a bat destitute of vision eyeless purblind typhlotic undiscerning unseeing visionless
Antonyms
WEAK
aware seeing sighted
ADJECTIVE
unseeing
Synonyms
WEAK
amaurotic blind as a bat dark destitute of vision eyeless groping purblind sightless typhlotic undiscerning unsighted visionless

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How ironic that this is so often how she appears in the film: shrouded in darkness, barely visible, her eyes glowing through the shadows and begging for someone to see the real her.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

It rises in darkness and signals to the body that it is time to rest.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Vandier said AI is turning military intelligence analysis from a task of groping in darkness for targets to one of sifting through piles of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Hospitals are in darkness with only emergency cases being admitted.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

He appeared no more than a specter, features indistinct, a white face held gently in darkness.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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