Darkness
Sunset
Sunset noun - The time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness.
Usage example: the glow of the western sky at sunset
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The entire Halloween episode of Freaks and Geeks takes place in broad daylight, with the teenage troublemakers home well before sunset, because the directors were unwilling to use Hollywood Darkness and couldn't afford a night shoot.
Source: Hollywood Darkness -
This then makes Bugs turn his eyes to the viewers (as this happens, his skeleton can be seen during the flickering), as the background changes from the sunset-style clouds to pitch darkness.
Source: Nightmare Fuel / Vanity Plate -
In Ebony Darkness Dementia Raven Way Vs Canon Willow in her first appearance "her many belts were all different shades of orange, varying from the color of Ginny's freckles to that of the sunset."
Source: Too Many Belts
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Sunset and Darkness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/darkness/sunset
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