all-nighter
noun
all-night·er
ˈȯl-ˈnī-tər 
: something that lasts all night
specifically
: an all-night study session
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The all-nighter took place at the Langham Hotel in Midtown Manhattan with players Nneka Ogwumike, Breanna Stewart, Alysha Clark and Brianna Turner in attendance, according to reports.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Some of those challenges could include all-nighters.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
The competition As the October deadline for Paris approached, the team pulled all-nighters to finalize their project and summarize their results.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
The all-nighter proved to be costly for the Dodgers, as the Jays’ win guarantees the series will return to Toronto.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
That means no all-nighters are necessary to witness the potentially historic event.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
There was one student who worked incredibly hard, pulling all-nighters to do the research.
—Nathan Furr, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Iris slipped into a red-hot corset look for their all-nighter.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
This is the era of all-nighters, early classes, cafeteria skin, and figuring it all out.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Some of those challenges could include all-nighters.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
The competition As the October deadline for Paris approached, the team pulled all-nighters to finalize their project and summarize their results.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
The all-nighter proved to be costly for the Dodgers, as the Jays’ win guarantees the series will return to Toronto.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
That means no all-nighters are necessary to witness the potentially historic event.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
There was one student who worked incredibly hard, pulling all-nighters to do the research.
—Nathan Furr, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Iris slipped into a red-hot corset look for their all-nighter.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
This is the era of all-nighters, early classes, cafeteria skin, and figuring it all out.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
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“All-nighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-nighter. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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