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as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
the high noon of the whaling industry occurred in the first half of the 19th century
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as in top
the highest part or point
the exhibition showcased works painted at the high noon of French Impressionism
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Recent Examples of high noon
Flowers cut at high noon are likely stressed and will not survive as long in a vase.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The final day of racing at Irwindale Speedway was both a party and a wake, one that began just after high noon Saturday and ended just before Sunday started.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The song refracts like a prism at high noon, filled with stuttering blips that shapeshift at each turn.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
The key point is that at high noon, the two would meet on Main Street, and following a tense stare-down, the sheriff would take out the bad guy, ensuring the town lived happily ever after.
—Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The final day of racing at Irwindale Speedway was both a party and a wake, one that began just after high noon Saturday and ended just before Sunday started.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The song refracts like a prism at high noon, filled with stuttering blips that shapeshift at each turn.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
The key point is that at high noon, the two would meet on Main Street, and following a tense stare-down, the sheriff would take out the bad guy, ensuring the town lived happily ever after.
—Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high noon
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Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Depending on the type, those autumnal-colored blooms can celebrate the season year after year when planted in the ground.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Smith, 30, injured himself in the top of the fourth on Friday.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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This high-tech top is made from a fabric blend that combines the odor-resistance and quick-drying properties of merino wool with the wrinkle-resistant and thermoregulation properties of lyocell.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Smith was booked into the Lonoke County jail on the felony charge, then released around noon Friday, according to an online inmate roster.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
20 Sep. 2025
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Officers were dispatched around noon to the 600 block of Upper Vintners Circle for a report of two people fighting in front of a home, according to the Fremont Police Department.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ace versus ace The primes of Lincecum and Kershaw never truly aligned.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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The 16-ounce prime Angus New York strip includes duck fat confit Dutch potatoes, pancetta, king trumpet mushrooms, roasted pearl onions, Shropshire blue cheese, red frill mustard and Cabernet reduction.—
Jessica Peralta,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Cities would also generally be prevented from imposing height and density limits based on how close a development is near a transit stop.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Channel Orange, his breakthrough album, preceded Blonde by several years but didn’t reach the same heights.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ramos revealed how the sculptures come to life, pulsating with emotion, as light sweeps through a cycle to mimic the day-to-night transition, from soft dawn gold, to midday clarity, to the dusk’s warmth, and into the retreat of night.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Protests outside the Broadview facility continued midday Friday, with a handful of demonstrators holding up signs and cellphones toward a fence topped with barbed wire, video from the scene shows.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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The blooming of Korea’s Asian Spring was cut short by the arrival of foreign occupying armies.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Plants grow from a tuber rather than a true bulb but follow the same cycle of blooming and dormancy as spring flowering bulbs.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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The prestigious Sol at Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection offers a next-level hydrothermal circuit that points to the pinnacle of this impactful wellness experience, with hot and cold plunges, a steam room, reflexology pool, and even an ice bar.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Held on October 1, 1975, in the Philippine Coliseum, the fight is remembered by many who attended as the best heavyweight contest in history, and possibly the pinnacle of the sport.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“High noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20noon. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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