as in night
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime
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Recent Examples of nighttime
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Sedona is an International Dark Sky Community where regulations govern nighttime light pollution and trailhead parking lots double as unofficial stargazing centers.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The Dedinis didn’t know where to go to find frogs or how to distinguish the croaks of legal species against the nighttime wilderness orchestra.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Smaller dogs showed more nighttime activity and higher stress hormones in their early shelter days, and, on average, all canines lost about 5 percent of their body weight during the first two weeks.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Sedona is an International Dark Sky Community where regulations govern nighttime light pollution and trailhead parking lots double as unofficial stargazing centers.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Felony breaking and entering a building in the nighttime.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
The Dedinis didn’t know where to go to find frogs or how to distinguish the croaks of legal species against the nighttime wilderness orchestra.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nighttime
Adjective
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On a recent trip, a scat deposit near the picnic table gave evidence of a nocturnal visitor.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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But more problematic to the scientists today is that the eels are nocturnal, good at hiding and very, very slippery.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With the big night almost here, here's what to know about the award ceremony and how to watch it.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The crowd takes it all in wearing headphones with green lights, turning the night into a kind of silent disco in a scene straight out of Mad Max.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighttime. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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