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Recent Examples of red-eye
They’re also designed to last the long-haul—not just survive one red-eye.
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Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The 112 passengers on this Southwest Airlines red-eye flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles were the last in the airline’s more than 54-year history to scramble for a seat on board.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Long-haul and red-eye routes call for far more comfort than anything under five hours.
—Iman Balagam, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
Glaser planned to head to Haight Street after the memorial before going to San Francisco International Airport to catch a red-eye back to Fort Lauderdale.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
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Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The 112 passengers on this Southwest Airlines red-eye flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles were the last in the airline’s more than 54-year history to scramble for a seat on board.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Long-haul and red-eye routes call for far more comfort than anything under five hours.
—Iman Balagam, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
Glaser planned to head to Haight Street after the memorial before going to San Francisco International Airport to catch a red-eye back to Fort Lauderdale.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-eye
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As alcohol bans lingered, poorer quality substitutes increasingly overwhelmed the black market: bathtub gin, pure grain alcohol and other rotguts.—
David Reamer | Alaska history,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 July 2023
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But mingling with Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner, cocktail in hand, makes even a rotgut movie a top-shelf experience.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
16 May 2023
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Burnett leaned into the character’s drinking habit, hiccupping through Miss Hannigan’s swigs from a bottle of bathtub gin.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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It is known for its refreshing notes of honey and lemon, which balance out the immense spice of bathtub gin.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
23 Nov. 2024
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Noel was arrested and charged with hit-and-run with property damage, driving while impaired, driving with no liability insurance, and driving with an open container of alcohol, officials said.—
Mark Price
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and other stimulants before bed.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
1 Apr. 2026
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The vice president of the Gardner PTA, Oralia Rodriguez, even brought ice cream to campus in an effort to lift spirits.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Pernod Ricard has spent recent years moving away from wine and toward spirits, including the December sale of Mumm Napa to Trinchero Family Wine & Spirits.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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Keep the booze flowing at White Stadium during professional women’s soccer matches, the Boston City Council said when rejecting a measure that sought to uphold state law restricting alcohol at public school facilities.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Besides abstaining from booze, scientists also don’t have a bulletproof way to prevent hangovers.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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The piece wouldn't be officially released online for some time, but a stray audience member or two recorded a bootleg of the screen inside the theater and posted it to social media.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Luhrmann spent two years hunting the audio tapes — even buying bootleg recordings — and syncing them with the film footage.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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While the pastry typically has a slight rum taste, the Trader Joe's version has a vanilla flavor.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fresh juices, quality rums, pristine drinkmaking technique — the Cove stupefied with its faultless approach.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Red-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-eye. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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