as in nocturnal
of, relating to, or occurring in the night the elderly couple's nightly walk around the neighborhood

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Recent Examples of nightly In a heartwarming TikTok video a dog owner from Dallas, Texas, can be seen helping her senior Great Dane upstairs for bedtime, and internet users can't cope with the pup's new nightly routine. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025 The digital masses eventually flocked in by 2024, drawn by the blank stare and discordant soundtrack that accompanied videos of him slowly removing his laptop, typing under fluorescent lights, walking his doodle, and finishing his nightly routine just to do it all again the next day. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2025 If your nightly patterns are way off, make gradual changes, such as going to bed 15 minutes earlier each night. Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 24 July 2025 Now, Gorecki has added one essential step to her family’s nightly routine: tick checks. Jordan Greene, People.com, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightly
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  • From night-time Raves and nocturnal Parisian café scenes evoking photographic masters such as Doisneau, to beaches and backstreets, Racine’s work captures the vibrant pulse of everyday life.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • These nocturnal, burrow‑dwelling species are rarely seen.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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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
  • 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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“Nightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightly. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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