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sunset

[ suhn-set ]

noun

  1. the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
  2. the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.
  3. the time when the sun sets.
  4. the close or final stage of any period.


adjective

  1. (of an industry, technology, etc.) old; declining:

    sunset industries.

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sunset law:

    to add sunset restrictions to a bill.

sunset

/ ˈʌˌɛ /

noun

  1. the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon
  2. the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this disappearance
  3. Also calledsundown the time at which the sun sets at a particular locality
  4. the final stage or closing period, as of a person's life
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sunset1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; sun, set
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Williams marveled at the coastal sunsets, and stopped to pick grass in the prison yard just so he could smell it.

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Before the hearing began, an analyst who reviews legislation for the committee recommended the 10-year sunset provision be removed from the bill.

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Historically branded as a no-frills, budget-friendly airline, Southwest in the last year announced it would sunset its signature open seating and free checked bag policies in an effort to modernize services and secure future profitability.

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I make Banana Cake and have it covered and ready in the icebox for a week when I have time to squeeze fresh pink grapefruit juice for both breakfast and sunset cocktails.

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He has a played on a snowy hillside in the Alps, in an Australian desert at sunset, atop the Duomo in Milan and in Charyn Canyon of Kazakhstan.

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