1
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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2
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
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump dialed into a get-out-the-vote call for Earle-Sears on Monday night, before doing the same for New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
All-inclusive nightly rates begin at about $1,000 per couple, but there are multi-night packages that discount this 20-40%.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Noun
Cheney, who served as VP under Bush from 2001 to 2009, died on Monday night from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Trump dialed into a get-out-the-vote call for Earle-Sears on Monday night, before doing the same for New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Including those multi-night runs, the total number of shows scheduled for summer 2023 comes to 27.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
All-inclusive nightly rates begin at about $1,000 per couple, but there are multi-night packages that discount this 20-40%.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for night
Noun
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Billy is warned to never expose the animal to bright light, water or to feed him after midnight.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Columbus Police The footage shows the person in a dark, hooded top and lighter color pants, walking with their hands in their pockets.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Sunny skies by day often bring clear nightscapes after dark, so soak up the starry splendor on the Tucson Astro Trail, which links 12 area observatories and dark-sky parks.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Longtime Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is officially out of a job after the two sides parted ways Tuesday evening.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The mesh uppers are secure but not snug, and the reflective details come in handy for early morning or evening runs.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The eerie glow earns these nocturnal mammals a spot on the growing list of unexpectedly radiant creatures.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Truth is, a strictly nocturnal buck can be almost impossible to kill.—
Will Brantley,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Breaking and entering a mot vehicle at nighttime for a felony.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Besides World of Frozen, Disney Adventure World will also debut a new nighttime spectacular and a new central promenade with more than two dozen dining locations.—
Josh Roberts,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The views are stunning, with dense jungle lining the riverbanks and pink dolphins occasionally surfacing around dawn and dusk.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The best thing to fight off early sunset melancholia is to try to get outside at dusk, even for a few minutes.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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American flags are ordered to fly at half-staff until sunset on the day of Cheney's interment services, according to the state Department of Military Affairs.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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At sunset, the sheriff’s deputies called off the search for the night.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The changes also allowed Mingo to step out of the shadows cast by André DeShields and Richard Pryor, who played the Wiz in the original Broadway show and 1978 movie adaptation, and make the role his own.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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In it, prisoners trapped inside a cave perceive the world only through shadows cast by outside objects.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Night.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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