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Recent Examples of nightcap
Or have it as a nightcap on Christmas Eve.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Concord-Carlisle ended its season on a high note, shutting out Lexington, 32-0, in the nightcap of a Thanksgiving eve tripleheader at Fenway Park.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The rapper and producer is just the latest individual expected to shake up the holiday nightcap as both star quarterbacks could be back in action.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 26 Nov. 2025
In the nightcap, Joe Burrow returns to action as the Bengals seek a road upset over the Ravens.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Concord-Carlisle ended its season on a high note, shutting out Lexington, 32-0, in the nightcap of a Thanksgiving eve tripleheader at Fenway Park.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The rapper and producer is just the latest individual expected to shake up the holiday nightcap as both star quarterbacks could be back in action.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 26 Nov. 2025
In the nightcap, Joe Burrow returns to action as the Bengals seek a road upset over the Ravens.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightcap
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Melanie Masarin, the founder and CEO of Ghia, a nonalcoholic-drink brand, recently told me that an investor asked her whether Ghia has plans for a high-protein aperitif.—
Rachel Sugar,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Far better is to flip those ratios, making a sparkling wine drink with just a little absinthe and a perfect pre-dinner aperitif.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
27 Dec. 2025
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Such a breeze up there to whip around your nightgown.—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Pick up a cozy essentials set with a beanie, scarf, gloves, and ear warmers for $20, or sleep easy in a luxe satin nightgown that’s gentle on skin ($13).—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Dec. 2025
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Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2024
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This eatery, which features oceanic views and floor-to-ceiling windows, also has a wine bar with an ample wine list, cocktail selection and other tipples.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
12 Dec. 2025
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Each festive season, after the late nights, parties and tipples—not to mention the expense of going to bars— many people give up alcohol entirely for the month of January.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
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My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2024
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Petite Plume also sells silk pajama sets and nightshirts in whimsical prints, to make for a memorable gift.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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McCall’s banner also appears to cleverly usurp and subvert the aesthetics of European heraldry—indeed, its elegant design would look utterly correct on a beret, a medal, or a heater shield.—
Alex Jovanovich,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Sartorially, Parisians are way beyond the cliché of a beret and a striped top, sipping café au lait at a sidewalk bistro.—
Gena Kaufman,
InStyle,
30 Dec. 2025
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Last year, multiple locations were seized by the Kansas Department of Revenue for thousands of dollars in unpaid sales and liquor taxes.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Aldermen legalized video gambling machines in neighborhood establishments, restructured liquor taxes to bring in more revenue, cleared the way for advertising on downtown bridges and more.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Take Prada’s Spring-Summer 2023 show, where sheer, matronly nightdresses and housecoats were shown with heeled Mary Janes and tightly gripped clutch bags.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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The pair appear in a series of flamboyant poses: noodling on a piano; smoking solemnly in front of art works; curtsying mid-phone call in a risqué nightdress.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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“Nightcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightcap. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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