all-nighter
noun
all-night·er
ˈȯl-ˈnī-tər 
: something that lasts all night
specifically
: an all-night study session
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But in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, Stewart is pulling all-nighters, sorting donations for people who have lost their homes.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Zweibel pulled two all-nighters typing up eleven hundred jokes.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
But don’t mistake their all-nighter for anything romantic.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
In 2013, after three years of negotiations and following what must have been one wild all-nighter in Geneva, 140 nations adopted the first binding treaty meant to reduce global mercury emissions.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Despite their employees’ all-nighters, tech CEOs tend to be respected for their dedication to progress and growth at their companies, leadership researcher Rainer Zitelmann wrote for CNBC Make It in 2020.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
With his mononym, unmistakable style and Studio 54 all-nighters, Halston continues to intrigue even 34 years after his death.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
The next draft text may not land until a couple hours before that, as diplomats pull another all-nighter Thursday night.
—Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
Pulling all-nighters, working on days off and general multitasking are standard parts of many entrepreneurs’ lives, especially in a startup’s early days.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Zweibel pulled two all-nighters typing up eleven hundred jokes.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
But don’t mistake their all-nighter for anything romantic.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
In 2013, after three years of negotiations and following what must have been one wild all-nighter in Geneva, 140 nations adopted the first binding treaty meant to reduce global mercury emissions.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Despite their employees’ all-nighters, tech CEOs tend to be respected for their dedication to progress and growth at their companies, leadership researcher Rainer Zitelmann wrote for CNBC Make It in 2020.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
With his mononym, unmistakable style and Studio 54 all-nighters, Halston continues to intrigue even 34 years after his death.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
The next draft text may not land until a couple hours before that, as diplomats pull another all-nighter Thursday night.
—Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
Pulling all-nighters, working on days off and general multitasking are standard parts of many entrepreneurs’ lives, especially in a startup’s early days.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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“All-nighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-nighter. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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