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Recent Examples of nocturnal
Active adventures include zip-lining through the jungle, scaling giant ficus trees, or venturing out into the pitch-black night to search for nocturnal animals with a wildlife guide.
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Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Tribal members who live nearby have already reported that light pollution from the site makes the sky glow from miles away, potentially scaring away the tiny nocturnal creatures.
—Alex Harris
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Do Lights Keep Cockroaches Away? While cockroaches are nocturnal and are most active at night, keeping lights on is not a deterrent.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
As a parting gift, the goody bag was a pouch of M&Ms with a bat stamped on each, a celebration of The Bronx Zoo’s new World of Darkness exhibit featuring 25 nocturnal species.
—Bettina Zilkha, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Tribal members who live nearby have already reported that light pollution from the site makes the sky glow from miles away, potentially scaring away the tiny nocturnal creatures.
—Alex Harris
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Do Lights Keep Cockroaches Away? While cockroaches are nocturnal and are most active at night, keeping lights on is not a deterrent.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
As a parting gift, the goody bag was a pouch of M&Ms with a bat stamped on each, a celebration of The Bronx Zoo’s new World of Darkness exhibit featuring 25 nocturnal species.
—Bettina Zilkha, Forbes.com, 16 June 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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