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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Recent Examples of nighttime
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
The large number of unexplained nighttime drone sightings in New Jersey and other East Coast states created a panic which at one point shut down an airport.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
On Saturday, the forecast shows a high of 66°F in the day and a high of 47°F by the nighttime.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
This Indigenous-run, four-bedroom lodge offers nighttime excursions to track black caimans, the largest alligator species.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 5 Feb. 2025
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During the nighttime hikes, researchers found several reddish-brown frogs.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
The large number of unexplained nighttime drone sightings in New Jersey and other East Coast states created a panic which at one point shut down an airport.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
On Saturday, the forecast shows a high of 66°F in the day and a high of 47°F by the nighttime.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
This Indigenous-run, four-bedroom lodge offers nighttime excursions to track black caimans, the largest alligator species.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Nighttime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighttime. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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