after-hours
adjective
af·ter-hours
ˌaf-tər-ˈau̇(-ə)rz 
: engaged in or operating after a legal or conventional closing time
after-hours drinking
an after-hours club
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SeaWorld Orlando has capped off its list of haunted houses that will be in the lineup for the 2025 edition of Howl-O-Scream, the theme park’s fifth year to host an after-hours scare fest.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
The company's shares rose sharply in after-hours trading following the mixed results and the coinciding announcements regarding manufacturing and job cuts, but were down nearly five percent as of 4:30 a.m. ET.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Racial tensions were at a boiling point, and the police raid of an after-hours nightclub sparked the flame that led to looting, the destruction of nearly 1,400 buildings, multiple fires and 43 deaths as well as 342 injuries.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
The company's shares rose sharply in after-hours trading following the mixed results and the coinciding announcements regarding manufacturing and job cuts, but were down nearly five percent as of 4:30 a.m. ET.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Racial tensions were at a boiling point, and the police raid of an after-hours nightclub sparked the flame that led to looting, the destruction of nearly 1,400 buildings, multiple fires and 43 deaths as well as 342 injuries.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
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“After-hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-hours. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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