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Recent Examples of nocturnal
The department shared a photo from the rescue on Facebook the following day, showing the tiny nocturnal mammal with its face uncomfortably scrunched into the hole of a storm drain.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Found in Assam and Meghalaya states, this nocturnal frog was identified by its call, size, and eye color.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Native to the open prairies of the Great Plains, these elusive, nocturnal predators rely almost entirely on prairie dogs for both food and shelter.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Early mammals were small, strictly nocturnal, and altogether less showy–verging on downright drab, as supported by a study published March 13 in the journal Science.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Found in Assam and Meghalaya states, this nocturnal frog was identified by its call, size, and eye color.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Native to the open prairies of the Great Plains, these elusive, nocturnal predators rely almost entirely on prairie dogs for both food and shelter.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Early mammals were small, strictly nocturnal, and altogether less showy–verging on downright drab, as supported by a study published March 13 in the journal Science.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nocturnal
night
Adjective
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The theater hosted rare Milwaukee stops for such performers as Kevin Costner, Dana Carvey and Ray Romano with Brad Garrett, while acts like Cheap Trick, Rick Springfield, Roger Hodgson of Supertramp and the Brian Setzer Orchestra held multi-night residencies.—
Journal Sentinel,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2023
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The pair can also arrange multi-night pack trips or erect a camp next to an old miner’s cabin for a backcountry-light experience catered by the house chef.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Feb. 2023
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“Nocturnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nocturnal. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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