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Recent Examples of midnight
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The shutdown, which began just after midnight on October 1, surpassed the previous record for the longest in the nation's history on Wednesday.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
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
North wind moving 5-8 mph will become light and variable after midnight.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The shutdown, which began just after midnight on October 1, surpassed the previous record for the longest in the nation's history on Wednesday.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midnight
Adjective
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The most dangerous change might be the spike in overnight temperatures, which robs resting bodies of the chance to recover from daytime heat, thus contributing to as many as 600 excess deaths from heat each year.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Weather conditions typically remain more stable during these early hours, and overnight maintenance has usually been completed without rushing.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For one night, under cold rain and flickering red lights, the noise faded.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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On Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest, the Hornets kept their FCS playoff hopes alive with their big-play attack, racing past Portland State 52-24 at Hillsboro Stadium.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midnight. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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