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matinee

[mat-n-ey, mat-n-ey] / ˌmæt nˈeɪ, ˈmæt nˌeɪ /
NOUN
daytime performance
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Producers then announced the Wednesday evening and Thursday matinee were off but have now confirmed the entire rest of the run has been cancelled.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

When the final horn sounded Saturday on the Kings’ 1-0 matinee win over the Edmonton Oilers, Anze Kopitar made his way to center ice, a microphone in his hand and his heart in pieces.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2026

Going to a matinee is like a vacation.

From MarketWatch Mar. 10, 2026

Most operagoers before a recent matinee of Richard Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” were looking forward to escaping the madness of a global sporting spectacle for the next 5½ hours.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Anime shape-shifters battle bad guys on the screen, a cheap Japanimation matinee.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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