after hours

[af-ter-ouuhrz, -ou-erz, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˈaʊərz, -ˈaʊ ərz, ˈɑf- /

NOUN

night

Synonyms

STRONGEST

midnight

STRONG

bedtime blackness dark darkness duskiness evening eventide gloom nightfall nighttime obscurity twilight

WEAK

after dark before dawn dark hours dead of night dusk to dawn nighttide pitch dark pitch-darkness witching hour

Antonyms

STRONG

day daybreak daylight daytime light morning

WEAK

brightness illumination lightness

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Ali Carter holds a 5-4 lead over Stephen Maguire, Jak Jones is 5-2 up on Zhang Anda and Tom Ford has a 6-3 advantage against Ricky Walden.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2024

True enough: Carter holds a commanding lead over Kennedy in delegate votes.

From Time Magazine Archive

after hours

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