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The shipyard was still for the day, and only the occasional police helicopter overhead broke the lush crepuscular silence. Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, "Jonathan Rothberg’s Race to Invent the Ultimate Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Test," 29 Aug. 2020

Even if there are shadows of danger in the slow, crepuscular central section, the atmosphere is one of white nights in Leningrad, of brightness in the dark. New York Times, "Art, Music and More to Experience at Home This Weekend," 7 May 2020

The combination of the color of the coat, the isolation of the girl and the crepuscular woods brings to mind Little Red Riding Hood, an association that settles in your mind like an unformed thought. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, "‘I Was at Home, but …’ Review: In Grief, What Dreams May Come," 12 Feb. 2020

He’s after a crepuscular world where the creepy creatures of the night are just coming out. Brian T. Allen, National Review, "Francis Bacon, from Tormented to Mellow, in Houston," 3 Mar. 2020

These stony shelters are called by many different names, like rock shelters, rockhouses, crepuscular caves and bluff shelters. Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life, "9 Natural Shelters that will Save Your Life," 16 Jan. 2020

The rabbits are crepuscular—most active in early morning and at dusk. National Geographic, "Volcano rabbit," 23 Jan. 2020

Of those species that are not fully nocturnal, a large number are crepuscular, a word that has exactly the right sound to describe the creeping and partially hidden character of activity that takes place at twilight. Christopher Preston, Smithsonian, "How Cities and Lights Drive the Evolution of Life," 26 Nov. 2019

Aster handles the windup shrewdly with a persuasive realism, a deliberate pace and crepuscular lighting. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, "‘Midsommar’ Review: Building a Horror Møusetrap With Swedish Bait," 2 July 2019

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