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Recent Examples of nightly
As Pietro becomes more impatient with Gatti, hearing about Felice’s losing streak in his nightly phone calls home, Felice is prompted into his first, necessary act of rebellion against his father’s loving but stifling authority.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
There’s a nightly scene at this Nazi marching ground in the city of Nuremberg.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
An advice columnist for the National Education Association takes it one step further and recommends limiting a child’s nightly homework to 10 minutes per grade level.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the nightly attacks, August saw two key diplomatic summits, intended as springboards to end Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor which began in February 2022.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
There’s a nightly scene at this Nazi marching ground in the city of Nuremberg.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
An advice columnist for the National Education Association takes it one step further and recommends limiting a child’s nightly homework to 10 minutes per grade level.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the nightly attacks, August saw two key diplomatic summits, intended as springboards to end Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor which began in February 2022.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightly
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
Adjective
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The pair can also arrange multi-night pack trips or erect a camp next to an old miner’s cabin for a backcountry-light experience catered by the house chef.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Feb. 2023
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The theater hosted rare Milwaukee stops for such performers as Kevin Costner, Dana Carvey and Ray Romano with Brad Garrett, while acts like Cheap Trick, Rick Springfield, Roger Hodgson of Supertramp and the Brian Setzer Orchestra held multi-night residencies.—
Journal Sentinel,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2023
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“Nightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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