all-nighter
noun
all-night·er
ˈȯl-ˈnī-tər 
: something that lasts all night
specifically
: an all-night study session
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In that case, even a single larger dose can help offset the brain drain that typically accompanies an all-nighter, according to a study published last year in the journal Scientific Reports.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 May 2025
Passage, by the slimmest of margins, came after another all-nighter for many in the House.
—The Hill, 22 May 2025
House committees pulled all-nighters yesterday to advance several pieces of his agenda.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The 80-100 hours a week of working and pulling two to three all-nighters, all to help drive the growth and transformation for many Fortune 100s.
—Rosemarie Truman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
And all-nighters mean something slightly different since her daughter, Gemma, was born in December 2024.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 7 May 2025
Tabor and Kummer spend many all-nighters analyzing and comparing vessels, ideas, designers, and shipyards.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The largely party-line vote, 52-48, sets the stage for a potential Senate all-nighter Friday spilling into the weekend.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Florida couple goes all in Politics Republicans moving ahead with Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar
The vote sets the stage for back-to-back Senate all-nighters into the weekend.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 May 2025
Passage, by the slimmest of margins, came after another all-nighter for many in the House.
—The Hill, 22 May 2025
House committees pulled all-nighters yesterday to advance several pieces of his agenda.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The 80-100 hours a week of working and pulling two to three all-nighters, all to help drive the growth and transformation for many Fortune 100s.
—Rosemarie Truman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
And all-nighters mean something slightly different since her daughter, Gemma, was born in December 2024.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 7 May 2025
Tabor and Kummer spend many all-nighters analyzing and comparing vessels, ideas, designers, and shipyards.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The largely party-line vote, 52-48, sets the stage for a potential Senate all-nighter Friday spilling into the weekend.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Florida couple goes all in Politics Republicans moving ahead with Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar
The vote sets the stage for back-to-back Senate all-nighters into the weekend.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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“All-nighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-nighter. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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