all-night

adjective

Definition of all-nightnext
as in all-day

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Recent Examples of all-night The Italians won the World Cup and all-night parties were held in the streets of Rome as well as its historic fountains. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026 Their neo-noir all-night trip is also full of laughs and touching moments. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026 Outside his ivory tower, the heterosis disease is raging on, turning men whose appetites normally lay only in prostate orgasms, poppers, all-night benders, and chemsex into the kind of people who suddenly have an affection for a church wedding. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026 These motion sensor flood lights don’t provide the stagnant, all-night light experts warn against. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for all-night
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-night
  1. all-day
  2. permanent
  3. protracted
  4. prolonged
Adjective
  • Every Saturday, Concord residents Chef Douglas Richey and Ariana Faustini convert their home kitchen into the preparation zone for an all-day cookout, bringing out the smoker to their driveway.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Kennus, who had been working to improve his own health through more exercise and an even better diet, went through a rigorous, all-day physical exam that included a blood test, 24-hour urinalysis, heart tests, a CT scan and more.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
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  • Margo and Ashlyn could be seen on screen with smiles to match Crow’s permanent one, singing along.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made permanent the suspension of the federal deduction for most unreimbursed employee business expenses.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of permanent
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  • Concern over a more protracted conflict has implications for inflation and, as a result, will fall into the in-tray of the interest rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), led by new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • And while the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could ultimately become involved if there is a protracted lockout, history has shown that attempting to ram a labor deal on the players might not go as planned.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of protracted
Adjective
  • After a prolonged period of sluggish performance in the luxury sector, investors will need to be patient a little longer.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Robust industrial production and exports tied to the global AI investment boom continue to power headline growth, even as consumption and private investment weakens amid a prolonged property downturn and volatile energy prices.
    — Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of prolonged

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