Meaning & use
Overnights
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Stays for the duration of a single night, or ships an item for next-day delivery.
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The courier overnights the package so it arrives before nine a.m.
The truck driver often overnights at a rest stop halfway through the route.
A note on using this word
As a plural noun, 'the overnights' refers to preliminary television ratings released the morning after a broadcast.
Another way to use it
2. noun
Preliminary television viewership ratings released the morning after a program airs.
The network was thrilled when the overnights showed record ratings for the finale.
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