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nightfall

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


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By nightfall, the country would begin to learn the outcome.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

By nightfall, videos show public gatherings across Tehran, Karaj and Isfahan, where thousands of Iranians celebrate or mourn Khamenei’s killing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The search began in the morning and was still going well past nightfall.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

In the weeks that followed its capture, the streets emptied out at nightfall and the buzz evaporated from the bars that had once offered some respite in a region scarred by three decades of conflict.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The men made it after nightfall to a hotel on the summit.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson