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noun

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Recent Examples of midnight
Noun
An inversion layer is forecast to establish over much of the incident area around midnight, further limiting fire activity until lifting in the morning. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital. Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 According to a report by People, McAvoy was at Charlotte’s Room in Toronto on Monday when a man hit him just before midnight. Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 Rite of passage or midnight tomfoolery? Jake Allen, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midnight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midnight
Adjective
  • Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, bore the brunt of the overnight onslaught.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • An advisory for high surf of 10 feet or higher, or a warning for surf of 15 feet or higher, is likely overnight Monday for east-facing shores, the weather service said.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In late March, a 3-year-old Leavenworth boy known as EJ fell asleep for the night on a neighbor’s couch after eating grapes.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Three superstars in the music industry will be taking home special awards this Sunday night.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midnight. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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