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Recent Examples of red-eye
The woman, identified as Barbara Morgan, was a passenger on a red-eye flight from San Francisco to Dallas last April.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Shai, a defenseman for the Red Wings’ AHL affiliate Grand Rapids, got permission to fly to Vegas on Sunday, then took a red-eye home postgame to be back for Monday’s practice.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Fatu's countless excursions through TSA lines and red-eye flights reflect the WWE's expanding global footprint.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
These are all important, but for many women—especially those in high-pressure roles—these basics don’t always get to the heart of what matters most, like how training fits into a week that includes early investor calls, evening board meetings and a red-eye flight.
—Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Shai, a defenseman for the Red Wings’ AHL affiliate Grand Rapids, got permission to fly to Vegas on Sunday, then took a red-eye home postgame to be back for Monday’s practice.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Fatu's countless excursions through TSA lines and red-eye flights reflect the WWE's expanding global footprint.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
These are all important, but for many women—especially those in high-pressure roles—these basics don’t always get to the heart of what matters most, like how training fits into a week that includes early investor calls, evening board meetings and a red-eye flight.
—Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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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
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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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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
Noun
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Officers patrolling the park found the man drinking an open container of alcohol by W. 137th St. and Riverside Drive at about 10:05 p.m. Thursday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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Steele was arrested in 2024 for driving under the influence of alcohol after a car crash, but has been fighting the charge and is due back in court later this summer.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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And that’s not counting the millions in equity deals that creators are increasingly scoring for partnering with brands ranging from snacks, clothing, soda, and booze.—
Forbes Video,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The therapist has been getting his act together after spending his nights sublimating the pain with booze and pills, and leaving his also-grieving teen daughter, Alice (Lukita Maxwell), to be parented by his blunt next-door neighbor, Liz (Christa Miller).—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Unlike official remixes, these bootlegs aren’t commissioned or licensed, but in some situations, they’re embraced by the EDM community as a way to share one’s love for music or pay homage to other artists.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Povenmire jokes that if Disney doesn’t do it, then bootlegs sell.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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There are big notes of sweet fruit, caramelized brown sugar, black pepper, rum raisin, and cinnamon leading things off over a faint wisp of smoldering campfire which lies just underneath.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
22 June 2025
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Or swap out the peach schnapps for bourbon or light rum.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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“Red-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-eye. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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