as in noon
the middle of the day by midday the sun and heat were unbearable

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Recent Examples of midday Still, as of midday Wednesday there were still no signs of large-scale ICE raids that had been reported to take place in cities like Chicago. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 The blizzard warning in effect until midday Tuesday was the first issued by the office in Lake Charles, La., meteorologist Donald Jones said. Gerald Herbert and David J. Phillip, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025 The Kates bring their whole shebang to the Camp Bar (490 N. Robert St.) for a midday musical extravaganza with cash bar and lunch (hotdish, of course) courtesy of Aesop’s Table. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2025 TikTok restored access for American users midday on Sunday after a whirlwind 14 hours during which the app temporarily shut itself down. Clare Duffy, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for midday 

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“Midday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midday. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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