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Rule "overnight instead of 'over night'"

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Description: overnight instead of 'over night'
Message: Did you mean the verb, adjective or adverb \1\2 (i.e., for or during the entire night)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overnight
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She stayed over night.
    Correction suggestion: overnight
  • The stock has gone down over night.
    Correction suggestion: overnight
  • He over nighted at my house.
    Correction suggestion: overnighted
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • I prefer day over night.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: OVERNIGHT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-17 22:33:07 +0200)