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first night

NOUN
opening night
Synonyms
WEAK
debut first appearance first showing gala opening gala performance opener premiere preview sneak preview world premiere
NOUN
premiere
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beginning debut opening
WEAK
first performance first showing opening night
Antonyms
STRONGEST
closing conclusion ending finish
NOUN
sneak preview
Synonyms
STRONGEST
world premiere
WEAK
command performance first performance premiere preview sneak

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Injured on the first night of the battle, he was resting in the pouring rain beneath a tree when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman found him.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Jack Johnson headlined the first night and Roger Waters closed the main stage, performing Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” and letting a giant inflatable pig loose in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

"We found it the first night, and it completely changed our plans for the course," Ji said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Back in Lakeland, Israel Vázquez takes no credit for feeding the baby that first night or the ones after.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Mami prepared dinner the first night and each night afterward left something for him, but the next morning she’d scrape it all out into the compost, a scowl on her face.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago