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as in midnight
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
loved to sit outside at night and watch the stars
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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
snuck out of town under the cover of night
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as in evening
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
we waited until night to begin lighting the candles in the windows
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Recent Examples of night
Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2025
Today, satellite images taken at night show Loving County lit up brighter than major urban centers like Dallas and Houston because of the scale of oil and gas activity.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
All-inclusive nightly rates begin at about $1,000 per couple, but there are multi-night packages that discount this 20-40%.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Noun
Aldean and Bryan made the surprise announcement live on SEC Nation, just hours ahead of Saturday night’s game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide at Sanford Stadium.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2025
Today, satellite images taken at night show Loving County lit up brighter than major urban centers like Dallas and Houston because of the scale of oil and gas activity.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Including those multi-night runs, the total number of shows scheduled for summer 2023 comes to 27.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
All-inclusive nightly rates begin at about $1,000 per couple, but there are multi-night packages that discount this 20-40%.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for night
Noun
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But as midnight that day passed without a vote on a spending plan, lawmakers bought themselves some time with a stopgap funding plan to avert a partial government shutdown for a week.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The line also included some fans who don't typically stay up until midnight.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Boaters can also camp on their boats, which is the perfect opportunity to stargaze after dark.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Inevitable, then, is the choice between light and dark, which is essential to connote the personality of the lipstick.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Authorities said during an evening briefing that two additional bodies were recovered at the church, adding to an earlier death toll of two.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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About 100 people gathered for a prayer service Sunday evening at The River Church in Grand Blanc, a nondenominational Christian church about 5 miles (8 kilometers) from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Produced by Irusoin, Ikusgarri Films and Vilaüt Films, the film plunges into nocturnal folklore and 17th-century superstition as Kattalin, played by Yune Nogueiras, ventures into a forest bristling with mythical beings.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Armadillos are nocturnal but occasionally move around during the day.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Russians also use drones to hit vehicles, which means injured soldiers sometimes have to wait until nighttime, when it's considered marginally safer to drive from the front to the hospital.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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The vehicle must also earn a good or acceptable rating in the collision avoidance areas, like pedestrian front-crash prevention technology test for daytime and nighttime driving as well as its headlights on all trim levels.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To reduce the risk of mosquito bites and West Nile virus, health officials recommend using insect repellent and wearing long sleeves and long pants when outdoors, especially during peak mosquito activity at dawn and dusk.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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As dusk fell, small frogs were found near the mouths of caves as water flowed from their rocky openings, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It must be finished before sunset and is supposed to build up each person’s strength before the stretch of fasting.—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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At this point, Disney has not set a sunset date for the Hulu app.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If dogs are our servants, cats are our shadows.—
Rebecca van Laer
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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The shadows will make things difficult, as could the wind.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Night.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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