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

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Recent Examples of midday Its grand bubbles and elevated flavors are designed to elevate any occasion — from a midday uplift to sunset mocktails. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 June 2026 Outside Ain't Free Wildfires burned around the Yellowstone caldera in the summer of 2021, casting an eerie cloud of smoke over the midday sun. Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 The air temperatures are cooler than midday, and the morning dew has had time to dry. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 Over $700 billion ahead the world’s second richest person According to Forbes, the second-richest person in the world today is Google co-founder Larry Page — who carried a net worth of nearly $294 billion as of midday Friday. Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for midday
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noon
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  • That only ups the stakes for the matchup between the two Group A teams at Atlanta Stadium on Thursday at noon.
    Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
  • The trouble was that their official away shirts provided by Le Coq Sportif were made of a very heavy fabric, wildly impractical given the game kicked off at noon under the blazing Mexico City sun.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026

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“Midday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midday. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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