Sekirov Dictionary

sunset

/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun5

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the moment at the end of the day when the sun drops out of sight in the west
- ’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun. — 1829
The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
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[before a noun] A set termination date.
- The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
•
(figurative) The final period of the life of a person or thing.
- one's sunset years
The region where the sun sets; the west.

verb1

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To phase out.
- We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

forms

sunsetted · sunsetting · sunsets

Phrases with sunset

ride off into the sunset
To depart and fade into obscurity.

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