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as in midnight
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
loved to sit outside at night and watch the stars
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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
snuck out of town under the cover of night
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as in evening
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness
we waited until night to begin lighting the candles in the windows
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Recent Examples of night
Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
New episodes of The Curious Case Of… air Monday nights at 10 p.m. ET on ID.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
All-inclusive nightly rates begin at about $1,000 per couple, but there are multi-night packages that discount this 20-40%.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Noun
As an intense blast of arctic air sweeps across much of the United States and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast dig out from weekend snowfall, a rare and significant winter storm is threatening the Gulf Coast states and the Southeast beginning Monday night.
—Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
New episodes of The Curious Case Of… air Monday nights at 10 p.m. ET on ID.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Including those multi-night runs, the total number of shows scheduled for summer 2023 comes to 27.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
All-inclusive nightly rates begin at about $1,000 per couple, but there are multi-night packages that discount this 20-40%.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for night
Noun
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Rolls-Royce welcomed the new year in 2003 by delivering the first Phantom VII to its new owner just after midnight on 1 January.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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There is a 20 percent chance of snow in Chicago after midnight.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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But batteries that bank power for after dark have changed the equation.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Over this 21-year span, 234,000 square miles of the Arctic landscape transitioned from dark to lit.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Go earlier in the evening on a weekday to avoid crowds.—
Amber Gibson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The first is to shift solar power stored in batteries during the day to shore up peak demand in the evening.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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In one iconic sequence, the team used black lighting to attract nocturnal insects like fireflies and stag beetles.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The European badger: industrious, nocturnal, nattily dressed in black-and-white stripes.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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Enjoy nighttime activities like Nightrise at the Banff Gondola, evening ice walks and more.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Santa Monica has already imposed a nighttime curfew for some northern neighborhoods still affected by a mandatory evacuation order.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Piccadilly Circus is seen at dusk, on 7th January 2025, in London, England.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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This bucket-list worthy kayaking experience starts at dusk and will take participants through the iconic Flowerpot Rock formations.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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An aerial view of repair vehicles at sunset passing near beachfront homes that burned in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 15, 2025 in Malibu, California.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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At sunset, take a stroll along Hvar’s port, order a gelato, and people-watch as day turns into night.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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Back to Moravia — and his gift for physical description: The courtyard lay deserted in the bleak, subdued twilight of a sultry day.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
13 Jan. 2025
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Sunrise scene of Seoul downtown city skyline, Aerial view of N Seoul Tower at Namsan Park in twilight sky in morning.—
Amala Balakrishner,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Night.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/night. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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