evenings

Definition of eveningsnext
plural of evening
as in nights
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness in the evening a reddish glow often appears on the mountaintops

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Recent Examples of evenings Meanwhile, expanding the playoffs would allow for more postseason games played in the evenings rather than during the day. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The 5 Towers stage will feature live music, DJs and street performers on select evenings. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 The best evenings in Medellín are never rushed, and Susurro captures that beautifully. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 The first floor of the 929 building is home to a new restaurant, Remedy, which will serve coffee and pastries, then shift to lunch service and then later serve wine and cocktails in the evenings. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 As evenings get darker, superstars continue to light up the area’s largest venues. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 In the evenings, the music gets louder on custom Matteo Garcia speakers — the same sound designer that Celine and Kenzo use for their fashion shows. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Costco’s peak hours occur during the day on weekends, weekday evenings, and on holidays. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026 After Diaz moved in with Shumway in 2020, her granddaughter said the two often spent quiet evenings side by side. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evenings
Noun
  • Will movie nights and electric go-kart tracks suffice to keep CWG’s buildings full if, as some predict, AI renders large numbers of office jobs redundant?
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In the first of two nights there Monday, Williams performed for almost exactly two hours without doing a single Paramore song — and what’s remarkable is, nobody cared.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Venus Venus is conspicuous as July's long evening twilights fade.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The 400-acre property gets great sunsets and somehow seems miles away from Dallas despite being just outside the city limits.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The first sunsets the Racial Equity Task Force and Commission on the Status of Women.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Evenings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evenings. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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