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Definition for black

adjective as in lacking hue and brightness; light-absorbing.

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ebony, jet, obsidian, onyx, pitch-black, raven

adjective as in enveloped in darkness

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sunless, unlighted, unlit

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pitch-dark, starless, stygian

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clouded, murky, shadowy

adjective as in gloomy; dismal

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Example Sentences

Researchers examined the specific impact of education on Black Americans with regard to former educational policies and opportunities.

Menzies pulled off two sides of the coin in “Outlander” —the loving, then grieving husband Frank alongside the horrific Black Jack — as well as a weary Prince Phillip in “The Crown.”

It used to be, what were Black people going to do in order to get ahead?

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If Trump is right about anything, he is taking America back – back to a time when women didn’t vote, Black people were slaves and child labor was the norm.

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Khalid asks a man, hiding from the downpour, in “The Black Sea.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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