as in night
the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight
before electricity, gas lamps were used for illumination during the nighttime
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Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Copper Mountain, long a fixture on the ski and snowboard halfpipe circuit with its annual U.S. Grand Prix in December, is adding a nighttime X Games Street Style pro event to be held concurrently with the Grand Prix.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2024
Napping is also helpful after a night shift or early morning shift to catch up on sleep or return to a nighttime schedule.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Concerns around climate change have also influenced this shift, with half planning to elevate their nighttime pursuits to avoid rising daytime temperatures and one-third preferring to vacation in cooler locations.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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The nighttime curfew Wauwatosa and Mayor Dennis McBride imposed in October 2020 during protests against police violence didn't violate peoples' First Amendment rights, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in an Oct. 16 decision.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Copper Mountain, long a fixture on the ski and snowboard halfpipe circuit with its annual U.S. Grand Prix in December, is adding a nighttime X Games Street Style pro event to be held concurrently with the Grand Prix.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2024
Napping is also helpful after a night shift or early morning shift to catch up on sleep or return to a nighttime schedule.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Concerns around climate change have also influenced this shift, with half planning to elevate their nighttime pursuits to avoid rising daytime temperatures and one-third preferring to vacation in cooler locations.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighttime. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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