all-night

adjective

Definition of all-nightnext
as in all-day

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Recent Examples of all-night Its namesake, Frankie Knuckles, was known as the godfather of house music — his sets at all-night parties the Warehouse nightclub on the Near West Side drew thousands. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Intensify your eyes with the creamy, 24-Hour Waterproof Eyeliner, which glides on smooth for all-day to all-night wear. — ABC News, 16 June 2026 This year's 14th annual celebration transformed the legendary hotel into an all-night playground for theater's elite. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 But so is connecting with locals in a place that’s an all-night party. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for all-night
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-night
  1. all-day
  2. permanent
  3. protracted
  4. prolonged
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  • For Cabana Magazine editor Kate Berry and Beverly Nguyen, founder of a beloved New York shop that shares her name, hosting together can easily be an all-day affair.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Bose QuietComfort over-ear headphones combine legendary noise cancellation with plush ear cushions designed for fatigue-free all-day study sessions.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of all-day
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  • Tubes from hospital equipment were still attached to his face, gunshot wounds on his right side were still gaping, and tattoos which included a gun and a bullet casing were still embedded in his skin, a permanent memorial to the tools of his demise.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Potential adversaries must account for the possibility that a carrier strike group can rapidly generate significant combat power without requiring the United States to build permanent military infrastructure at the location.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of permanent
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  • Sources at Arsenal and Newcastle suggest that the protracted pursuit of Guimaraes is now entering its end game.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Less of a reboot than a shameless do-over, Marc Webb‘s first Spider-Man film tells a more protracted origin story, with half the fun and twice the self-importance (the film earns a rare dead-dad hat trick).
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of protracted
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  • The wreck of a steam tugboat dating from the early 1900s is the latest relic to emerge from shrinking waters in Serbia as Europe's rivers run dry, with the continent engulfed in prolonged, extreme heat and drought.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Brent is now trading at its highest level in almost a month, as traders price in a prolonged disruption to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of prolonged

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“All-night.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-night. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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