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Recent Examples of nightcap
Our nightly entertainment included folk music and coordinated line dancing, made all the more fun with a nightcap (or three).
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Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
Or have it as a nightcap on Christmas Eve.
—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
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Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
Or have it as a nightcap on Christmas Eve.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightcap
Noun
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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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This shorts set, this two-piece lounge set, and this pleated nightgown are all $15.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
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Before appearing on her sister Khloé's podcast Khloé in Wonderland on January 21 wearing nothing but a plunging pink balconette bra as a top, the fashion designer channeled a pin-up bombshell in a light pink nightgown and a matching silk robe trimmed with feathers at a December Skims event.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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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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The sundeck, meanwhile, is home to an outdoor cinema, with a large bar and kitchen to enjoy your favorite snacks and tipples.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Miami Hurricane rum and passionfruit infused tipple, $16, is inspired by the New Orleans original.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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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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But Bill Murray was in this velvet tuxedo with a burgundy beret on.—
Eric Ryan,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Accessories like berets and scarves popped in red tartan, while others wrapped bundled up in Burberry’s check.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Jan. 2026
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The participants reported their average weekly intake of beer, wine and liquor intake during four age periods — 18 to 24, 25 to 39, 40 to 54, and 55 and older.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, Tatmon was observed loitering outside a liquor store directly across the street from the Sky Market with two other men, one of whom subsequently shot and killed Edward Morgan, 41, of Oakland, during a confrontation.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 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 6 Feb. 2026.
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