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Recent Examples of midnight
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
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
Ryan Brennan
march 11, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The committee will end the hearing at midnight.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The post-midnight announcement came after signs of a rift among Iranian officials as the country awaited a decision by the 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a group of clerics that selects the supreme leader.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
Fans are staying past midnight.
—Ryan Brennan
march 11, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The committee will end the hearing at midnight.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midnight
Adjective
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Four teenage boys have been arrested following the overnight arson attack, Rotterdam police said in a statement.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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This storm will push into the Upper Midwest through Saturday evening and overnight Saturday.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bidunga and Edmonds dealt with foul trouble, leaving Punch and Tiller to battle one-on-one most of the night.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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Larsson was the star of the night for the Heat, finishing with a career-high 28 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, 2-of-3 shooting on threes and 8-of-8 shooting from the foul line, six rebounds and six assists in 38 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midnight. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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