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/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

noun

The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
    The changes in color of the sky at sunset.
      The final period of the life of a person or thing.
      one's sunset years
        Having a set termination date.
        The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
          The region where the sun sets; the west.
            • last
            • terminal
            • twilight
            • end
            • final act
            • swansong
            • dusk
            • nightfall
            • sundown
            • twilight

            verb

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