midnight 1 of 2

as in overnight

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midnight

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The Senate will begin voting early Friday afternoon on a Republican budget bill that would avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline while cutting some federal health and veterans programs. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025 Tip-off for the Huskies’ matchup with No. 6 seed Villanova was delayed almost an hour, and UConn’s 22-5 scoring run to close the 73-56 win didn’t come until after midnight. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025 The Senate is expected to vote on the stopgap spending measure Friday ahead of a midnight deadline to fund the government. Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025 We weren’t stuck watching until well after midnight. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midnight

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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midnight. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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