first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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Joining Combs and Moroney on the first night will be: Sheryl Crow, T-Pain, TLC, Thee Sacred Souls, Wilderado and Mike.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Jan. 2025
Jimmy Carter is lying in repose on the first night of his multi-day state funeral.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
With Christmas 2024 coinciding with the first night of Hanukkah, there was a lot to celebrate this year.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
Fun fact: Christmas Day and the first night of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, fall on the same date this year for the first time in nearly 20 years, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick writes.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 25 Dec. 2024
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Jan. 2025
Jimmy Carter is lying in repose on the first night of his multi-day state funeral.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
With Christmas 2024 coinciding with the first night of Hanukkah, there was a lot to celebrate this year.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
Fun fact: Christmas Day and the first night of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, fall on the same date this year for the first time in nearly 20 years, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick writes.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 25 Dec. 2024
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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