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noonday

noun

ˈnün-ˌdā

Definition of noonday

as in noon

the middle of the day in the tropics the noonday heat can be overwhelming

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Recent Examples of noonday By the time Patricia Wright and her entourage arrived at the guard station on the edge of the forest, about 50 local people had gathered in the shade of a blue plastic tarp in the scorching noonday sun. — Dyan MacHan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 About 200 parents and kids, most every bit as angry as Selig were out in front of McLaren Lodge in the noonday sun, at a rally that drew supporters from Berkeley,Marin County and elsewhere. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2022 High on a hillside overlooking the French Riviera, a smattering of astronomers is gathering for their noonday meal. — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021 At the federal building, where 168 people had died in a massive bomb blast, rescue workers were combing rubble for victims, guided by the eerie glow of floodlights that seemed to Garland as bright as the noonday sun. — Del Quentin Wilber Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2021 See All Example Sentences for noonday

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The court ordered him to hand over his regular and diplomatic passports by noon Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
This isn’t to absolve the WNBA brain trust and commissioner Cathy Engelbert of this scheduling snafu that puts the league on par with the American Cornhole League Pro Singles Finals (first throw at noon).

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of noon

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Newcomer Amélia is the more elevated option, serving a four-course dinner upstairs, while Varanda, the two-level café and rooftop bar, is the spot for a midday coffee or sunset drink overlooking Leblon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Instacart shares have risen 30% this year and fell nearly 2% in midday trading Thursday to above $57 per share.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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