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as in zenith
the highest part or point
she died too young and never even reached the noon of her life
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Recent Examples of noon
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Temperatures are expected to rise to 60 degrees before noon before sinking to 43 degrees for the rest of the day.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2026
There is a 20 percent chance of showers after noon.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Advice or even just notions—only check email after noon; never do 10 reps of crunches—solidify into absolutism or vanish.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
So all that magic, that moonlit parking lot romance, was a soundstage at noon.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Temperatures are expected to rise to 60 degrees before noon before sinking to 43 degrees for the rest of the day.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2026
There is a 20 percent chance of showers after noon.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Advice or even just notions—only check email after noon; never do 10 reps of crunches—solidify into absolutism or vanish.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for noon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noon
Noun
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On Wednesday, legislation took effect that allows gas stations to raise prices only once a day, at midday, an attempt to end cost gyrations at the pump.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The German Film Academy unveiled the nominees for the 76th edition of the German Film Awards midday Tuesday.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the newspaper hit its zenith during World War II, and perhaps its most important contributor was the cartoonist Bill Mauldin.—
Bill McKibben,
The New York Review of Books,
27 Mar. 2026
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Klosterman believes right now is likely the zenith.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Brockman and Sutskever managed OpenAI’s daily operations, while Musk and Altman, still busy with their other jobs, stopped by around once a week.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An item that is adjustable will allow the user to lock in specific heights that work best for them.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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At its height, a period extending from the middle of the 16th century to the beginning of the 18th, the Mughal Empire controlled almost the entire Indian subcontinent, marshaling vast amounts of money and manpower.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Giants scored a run in the bottom of the eighth on a bloop single by Arraez, but the Mets scored two runs off left-hander Erik Miller in the top of the ninth to put the game away.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the moment that deeply moved his former manager came in the top of the first, as the veteran shortstop readied himself for his first at-bat at Fenway as a visiting player.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The bill’s passage was the culmination of a yearslong push by Israel’s far right to escalate punishment against Palestinians convicted of attacking Israelis.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Masao is the culmination of owner Nick Hanke's 20 years of training under a master sushi chef, chef Phil Shires' desire to end his cooking career with a bang, and a whole lot of love.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a new lawsuit, one of the first three women to officiate an NFL game describes her three years at the pinnacle of her profession as a descent into the grip of a sexist institution unable to treat a woman as an equal.—
Larry Neumeister,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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But coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks quickly reminded TCU that there are still levels to this, and the Horned Frogs are still a tier or two away from joining South Carolina, UConn, Texas and UCLA at the pinnacle of the sport.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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For one thing, Hatmaker came of age during what was arguably the peak of evangelicalism in the United States.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This is because the peas are picked at peak freshness, then flash-frozen, pronto.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noon. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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