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Recent Examples of red-eye
According to the outlet, Lyonne boarded a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport, where flight attendants asked her to close her laptop and fasten her seatbelt before takeoff.
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Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The outlet reported that the 47-year-old actress boarded a red-eye Delta flight from Los Angeles on April 7.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Most overhead lights don’t offer enough illumination for these detailed tasks, and on red-eye flights, overhead lights can annoy your napping seatmate.
—Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Jaquez traveled to Phoenix on Saturday and then returned to Miami on a red-eye Sunday night after watching his sister Gabriela help lead UCLA to a 79-51 win over South Carolina in the NCAA women’s basketball championship on Sunday afternoon.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The outlet reported that the 47-year-old actress boarded a red-eye Delta flight from Los Angeles on April 7.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Most overhead lights don’t offer enough illumination for these detailed tasks, and on red-eye flights, overhead lights can annoy your napping seatmate.
—Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Jaquez traveled to Phoenix on Saturday and then returned to Miami on a red-eye Sunday night after watching his sister Gabriela help lead UCLA to a 79-51 win over South Carolina in the NCAA women’s basketball championship on Sunday afternoon.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-eye
Noun
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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
Noun
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Bartenders and home mixers leaned on citrus, sugar, and other ingredients to mask the watered-down, bootlegged booze and harsh flavors found in homemade alternatives (like your bathtub gin).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2026
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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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Drugs or alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash, police said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Chloe entered rehab in September 2012 After years of struggling with an eating disorder and drug and alcohol addiction, Chloe went to rehab in September 2012.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Vitello said postgame that Koss’ helmet cracked as a result of the bean ball, but Koss was in good spirits after the game.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Right now, spirits are high because the overall box office is trending 16% ahead of last year, according to Comscore.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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Particularly since the savings made in service-staff costs and brick-and-mortar bar space, not to mention the affordability of buying booze here in China's RMB currency, aren't that far off grabbing a can or bottle from a nearby 24-hour convenience store.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2026
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Specifically, carapaces spelling out 8647, which is either shell-speak for evil intent or a bartender telling Patel to 86 his personal booze and buy a drink already.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
Noun
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His strengths as a rhythm passer and his ability to operate on bootlegs align cleanly with that system.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 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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The new Sunny Sipper Margarita features Don Julio tequila, coconut rum, blue curaçao, pineapple juice and lime, while the Belly Floppin' Melon Margarita has tequila, vodka, triple sec and lime.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Guests who prefer imbibing to detoxing can also book cigar-rolling workshops, wine and rum tastings, and even personalized private dinners in Le Cave, which is the oldest wine cellar in the region and down the stairs from L’Oursin.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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“Red-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-eye. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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