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as in midnight
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
loved to sit outside at night and watch the stars
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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
snuck out of town under the cover of night
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as in evening
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
we waited until night to begin lighting the candles in the windows
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Recent Examples of night
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Ott said the Suns discussed it throughout the Play-In Tournament and again Saturday night.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Chrissie McClatchie, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2022
Including those multi-night runs, the total number of shows scheduled for summer 2023 comes to 27.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
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Noun
On Thursday night, Johnson was a Day 1 selection when the Miami Dolphins took him with the draft’s 27th pick.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Ott said the Suns discussed it throughout the Play-In Tournament and again Saturday night.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Both of the hotel brand's overwater-bungalow resorts in the Maldives, Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani, are launchpads for day cruises or longer, multi-night sailings.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2022
Including those multi-night runs, the total number of shows scheduled for summer 2023 comes to 27.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for night
Noun
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Two parties, hosted by Queen Elizabeth and then-Prince Charles, had the festivities going until well after midnight.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Craving a slice of pizza, a round of tacos, something sweet or even breakfast at midnight?—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Use landscape lighting to make a backyard usable after dark.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
29 Apr. 2026
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Celebrate by roaming the stacks after dark at this festival.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Across the country, the average price for a gallon of gas remained above $4 Friday evening.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The cheapest available seat was listed at $237 as of Friday evening.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Its deluxe climbing and running features will keep your little nocturnal pets entertained all night long.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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In my view, reducing any light coming from the nocturnal driving environment may compromise safety.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As visitors walk through the exhibition, the middle gallery is painted and lit to represent Martinez’s nighttime walks through Istanbul.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the summertime, certain bodies of water on Florida's Space Coast (roughly Titusville down to the villages of Grant and Valkaria) get an incredible nighttime show thanks to a natural phenomenon called bioluminescence.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An elevated public promenade overlooking the Intracoastal will be open from dawn to dusk.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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How Animal Lovers Can Help For readers who have ever bottle-fed a baby animal, comforted a frightened pet or simply paused to watch a deer step out of the woods at dusk, Forest’s story is a familiar kind of heartbreak — and a familiar kind of hope.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two children watch him from behind while, in one sliver of the background on the top left side of the picture, a blazing red sunset overruns the sky.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Head to Tokyo Tower at sunset for the classic, beautiful view of the city.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Audacity creator Jonathan Glatzer and star Billy Magnussen, who plays wealthy tech CEO Duncan Park, took the stage at Deadline Contenders TV to talk about taking the tech monster lurking in the shadows and those responsible for its existence, and turning it into a comedy.—
Amanda Champagne-Meadows,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Three generations of Nicolsons have grown strawberries on this roughly 9-acre patch of land along Route 66, nestled in the shadows of Southern California’s San Gabriel Mountains and tucked between a gas station, a golf course and a Walmart.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Night.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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