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Recent Examples of nightcap
After a day full of outdoor adventures, guests can grab a nightcap at the bar and flick on the firepit as the sun sets over the red rocks of Sedona.
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Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Dessert bites and a DJ served as a nightcap to the evening, as guests filed out through the museum doors.
—Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 21 May 2025
In Friday’s nightcap, the Grizzlies were not about about to let Dallas become the second 10th place team to advance, as Memphis dealt the Mavericks a decisive defeat.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The nightcap of the Concacaf W Champions Cup semifinal is a good one.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
Dessert bites and a DJ served as a nightcap to the evening, as guests filed out through the museum doors.
—Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 21 May 2025
In Friday’s nightcap, the Grizzlies were not about about to let Dallas become the second 10th place team to advance, as Memphis dealt the Mavericks a decisive defeat.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The nightcap of the Concacaf W Champions Cup semifinal is a good one.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightcap
Noun
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Begin with an aperitif and small bites in the impressive bar area, with the likes of a maitake mushroom and ricotta tartlet.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Founded by Lily Geiger, who lost her father to alcoholism, Sole looks like an aperitif but avoids mimicking the taste of alcohol.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
17 May 2025
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If Pamela Anderson is wearing a nightgown as a dress, so am I.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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One doll, the height of a 3-foot-3 child, was dressed in a white nightgown and laid out on a couch.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Lambrusco became synonymous with that sickly tipple—which bore no resemblance to the refreshingly dry and crisp Lambrusco guzzled by Italians.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2025
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As a flavorless mixer, vodka filled a gap in the American spirits market, providing bartenders and home drinkers alike with an unchallenging tipple to mix with anything on hand.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 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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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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At center is a war veteran, whose low-slung homburg casts a shadow over his heavy eyes: a dark band that contrasts with the white gauze wrapping his absent nose.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2023
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The Park Road establishment features eight to 10 courses that highlight seasonal fare, as well as craft cocktails, aperitifs and digestifs.—
Shannon Greene,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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Then, retire to the spacious living room to sip a digestif on one of the large couches.—
Shannon Sharpe,
Architectural Digest,
14 May 2025
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There are berets, too, a nod to the military elements in the collection.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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Gone are the lopsided berets, garish prints, and impossible volumes.—
Blanca de Almandoz,
Glamour,
19 June 2025
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Woman wearing long white dress dancing in low light holding bottle of liquor.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The jury did convict Read of operating under the influence of liquor, and she was sentenced to one year of probation.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
24 June 2025
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“Nightcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightcap. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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