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
Adjective
  • 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
  • Set during the protracted period of economic decline in 1970s Ghana, two sisters, Evelyn and Maggie, make a deal to run away to the US to start a new life together.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of protracted
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  • This enables faster evaluation of new battery materials and cell designs without relying solely on prolonged physical testing.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • But the county ran into significant snags on its portion, including a costly and prolonged environmental impact study required for federal funding.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 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 13 Jul. 2026.

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