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Happening at night and related to night

last thing (at night)

at the end of the day before you go to bed

by night/day

during the night/day

nocturnal

adjective

happening at night

overnight

adverb

during the night, or from one evening until the next morning

late-night

adjective

happening late at night

after dark

after it has become night

late-night

adjective

open for business at a late hour of the night

starry

adjective

a starry sky or night is one where a lot of stars can be seen in the sky

late

adverb

near the end of an evening or night

moonlit

adjective

provided with light from the moon

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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