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Recent Examples of red-eye
Every Sunday, Jesse Minter strode wearily onto a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport for a trip back to Baltimore, where the work week awaited.
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Natasha Lyonne is continuing to call out those who escorted her off a plane Tuesday night after a red-eye flight incident following the Euphoria season 3 premiere.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Lyonne, who was reportedly boarding a red-eye flight to New York City on Delta Air Lines, was allegedly escorted off the plane after failing to follow flight instructions, per the outlet, which included closing her laptop and fastening her seatbelt before takeoff.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Natasha Lyonne is continuing to call out those who escorted her off a plane Tuesday night after a red-eye flight incident following the Euphoria season 3 premiere.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Lyonne, who was reportedly boarding a red-eye flight to New York City on Delta Air Lines, was allegedly escorted off the plane after failing to follow flight instructions, per the outlet, which included closing her laptop and fastening her seatbelt before takeoff.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 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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In the years after Buffy, Brendon, who did not have any kids, spoke out about struggling with depression as well as alcohol and substance addictions, checking into rehab between multiple arrests, including for domestic violence charges and prescription fraud.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Smilianska was never asked to take a test for drugs or alcohol.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Thank you for a plethora of news on June 17 that didn’t crush our spirits.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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As one of the world’s largest spirits conglomerates, the company certainly had access to some choice, well-aged stocks.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Noun
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The bagpipes, the booze, the kilts!—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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The boat was later found to contain 61 empty and partially empty booze bottles and cans, after FWC officers pulled the boat from the bay a day after the crash.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Noun
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The look was created from tattered bootleg championship shirts in blue, white and orange, which were sourced from vendors in NYC this week.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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The album’s official versions smooth out some of the buzzy sibilance of the bootlegs, but Hold Onto Me Infinity accommodates lots of tasteful clangs and wubs.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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Founded in 1703, Barbados’ Mount Gay Rum bills itself as the world’s oldest continuously running rum distillery.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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The Malibu coconut rum, pineapple and coconut flavors can be enhanced by adding a fruit swirl of your choosing — strawberry, blackberry, mango or watermelon.—
Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
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“Red-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-eye. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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