nights

plural of night
1
as in evenings
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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2
as in dusks
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 nights On the coldest nights, temperatures dropped to about minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Aaron Bolton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024 This time the Miami Heat turned the tables after blowing a 25-point lead in this building five nights earlier. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024 Taylor Swift Between West Village date nights with Travis Kelce and her multi-year Eras Tour, Taylor Swift continued to use fashion as a method of communication. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Nights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nights. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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