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Recent Examples of nocturnal
His daughter-in-law particularly suffered from these nocturnal assaults and became ill.
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Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
How the Squirrel Left the Mark Seth Magle, director of the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, noted that concrete is usually poured during the day, when squirrels are active, while rats are nocturnal.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Beyond astronomy, the continuous illumination could disrupt the delicate daily rhythms of nocturnal animals, impacting ecosystems worldwide.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Payton found an ally in running back Walker, who had absorbed football’s complex verbiage during his nocturnal Sunday nights.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
How the Squirrel Left the Mark Seth Magle, director of the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, noted that concrete is usually poured during the day, when squirrels are active, while rats are nocturnal.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Beyond astronomy, the continuous illumination could disrupt the delicate daily rhythms of nocturnal animals, impacting ecosystems worldwide.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Payton found an ally in running back Walker, who had absorbed football’s complex verbiage during his nocturnal Sunday nights.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nocturnal
Adjective
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These included a multi-night stand at MetLife Stadium outside of New York City, as well as a historic first concert at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
24 Nov. 2025
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Book a pre-night hotel stay after overnight flights.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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News networks marked the moment with post-midnight ET special reports, with CNN and MSNBC featuring countdown clocks before switching their chyron banner headlines.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Nocturnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nocturnal. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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