1
: cheap whiskey
2
: the phenomenon of a subject's eyes appearing red in a color photograph taken with a flash
3
: a late-night or overnight flight
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Yes, that’s the same Ben Brown who practiced twice with the Patriots after taking a red-eye flight from Las Vegas to Boston on Wednesday night and was officially signed off the Raiders’ practice squad Thursday afternoon.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2024
Going on a trip often means taking a red-eye or navigating a time zone change that disturbs my sleep schedule; a change in my typical diet; and a whole lot of pre-travel stress.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
While the decision to add red-eyes has been controversial among loyal Southwest fliers, the new flight times can be time-savers for those flying from western to eastern time zones.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
Without telling his boss at the music store, Lehmkuhl took a red-eye to New York to do a product demonstration/interview with Korg.
—Ashwin Rodrigues, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2024
Going on a trip often means taking a red-eye or navigating a time zone change that disturbs my sleep schedule; a change in my typical diet; and a whole lot of pre-travel stress.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
While the decision to add red-eyes has been controversial among loyal Southwest fliers, the new flight times can be time-savers for those flying from western to eastern time zones.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
Without telling his boss at the music store, Lehmkuhl took a red-eye to New York to do a product demonstration/interview with Korg.
—Ashwin Rodrigues, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Red-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-eye. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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