Synonyms

morning after

American

noun

plural

mornings after

a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
a moment or period of realization in which the consequences of an earlier ill-advised action are recognized or brought home to one.

Etymology

Origin of morning after

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Schaefer was released from a Bali jail on Tuesday morning after receiving a number of remissions for good behaviour.

From BBC

Software stocks rallied Tuesday morning after Anthropic hosted an online event to announce its latest efforts geared toward getting its Claude AI tool deeper into enterprises.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices were surging Tuesday morning after the chip maker struck a new deal that helps validate the company’s position as a key artificial-intelligence player.

From MarketWatch

She had qualified top of the standings for the final, which was postponed to Sunday morning after heavy snowfall in Livigno the previous day.

From BBC

Truthfully, I was probably a little too old to watch it in my early 20s, but my friends and I would often find ourselves under the duvet on the sofa on a Sunday morning after a big night out, nursing our hangovers with a cuppa and a side of American teen drama.

From BBC

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