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noontide

noun

ˈnün-ˌtīd

Definition of noontide

as in noon

the middle of the day we like to work off lunch with a noontide ramble

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Noun

Cortez said her family returned around noon Wednesday to check on their house.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
By noon Wednesday, a line of showers and thunderstorms was continuing to the north and northwest, with several brief showers having fallen over the area.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of noon

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The former Charlotte Observer photographer is walking beneath power lines along North Myers Street, looking up, looking down, looking all around, squinting in the midday August sun.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Jurors began deliberating shortly before midday after closing arguments Monday morning.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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