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Recent Examples of midnight
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
News networks marked the moment with post-midnight ET special reports, with CNN and MSNBC featuring countdown clocks before switching their chyron banner headlines.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Lace up your skates, take off your shirt, and, girl, get your headphones on because Heated Rivalry just did a nocturnal emission midnight release of two songs from the original-series soundtrack.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
News networks marked the moment with post-midnight ET special reports, with CNN and MSNBC featuring countdown clocks before switching their chyron banner headlines.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
The beehive cluster will be visible throughout January and best seen after sunset and before midnight, NASA said in a monthly skywatching guide.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Lace up your skates, take off your shirt, and, girl, get your headphones on because Heated Rivalry just did a nocturnal emission midnight release of two songs from the original-series soundtrack.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midnight
Adjective
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Shop our top picks below from $13 with everything from reusable overnight oats jars to portable salad jars for lunch, an electric kettle that boils water in minutes, and a multipurpose air fryer that doubles as a storage solution for leftovers.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pennsylvania authorities revealed Tuesday that surveillance video captured a brazen Lululemon smash-and-grab, with two masked individuals using a sledgehammer to carry out the overnight break-in.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the first half, the defensive activity and competitive spirit were far better against the league’s best team, a night after Miami came up woefully short in both of those areas against the league’s worst team.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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The night's hostess, Nikki Glaser, brought boyfriend Chris Convy as her date to the big show.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midnight. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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