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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

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

From Slate Mar. 31, 2026

The great paradox of a new celebrity version, she smiles, is that none of their careers and reputations "count for anything come nightfall".

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

At this rate, she will never make the north coast by nightfall.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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