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Recent Examples of midnight
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Do not look for the Arietids around midnight.
—Jules-Pierre Malartre, Space.com, 8 June 2026
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Adjective
The post-midnight announcement came after signs of a rift among Iranian officials as the country awaited a decision by the 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a group of clerics that selects the supreme leader.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
The Senate barely missed its midnight deadline that year before approving by a 60-34 vote legislation to reauthorize Section 702 that was subsequently signed by then-President Biden.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Do not look for the Arietids around midnight.
—Jules-Pierre Malartre, Space.com, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midnight
Adjective
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Two men were fatally wounded and a woman was left in critical condition in an overnight drive-by shooting in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Poor sleep impairs barrier function and slows the overnight repair window, and chronic sleep restriction visibly accelerates aging.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The episode, which introduces the central friend group and reveals Paul Baker’s (Jack Innanen) origin story, was screened as a surprise on Thursday night at the Tribeca Festival in New York.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midnight. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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