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sunset

Listen /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

noun

Definition: The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.



Definition: The changes in color of the sky at sunset.



Definition: The final period of the life of a person or thing.


one's sunset years

Definition: Having a set termination date.


The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.

Definition: The region where the sun sets; the west.



  • last
  • terminal
  • twilight
  • end
  • final act
  • swansong
  • dusk
  • nightfall
  • sundown
  • twilight

verb

Definition: To phase out.


We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.