as in evening
a later period of one's life
literary fame did not arrive until the afternoon of her life
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Recent Examples of afternoon
So dropping them at their neighbor’s for the afternoon was no simple task.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The Estefans did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday afternoon.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
On the Tibetan side of Everest, ticket sales had been suspended since Tuesday afternoon as roads turned icy and visibility plunged, creating impassable conditions for vehicular traffic, according to the tourism department of Tingri county.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
That afternoon in 1876, a simple phrase bridged two men across light poles and wires.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The Estefans did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday afternoon.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
On the Tibetan side of Everest, ticket sales had been suspended since Tuesday afternoon as roads turned icy and visibility plunged, creating impassable conditions for vehicular traffic, according to the tourism department of Tingri county.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
That afternoon in 1876, a simple phrase bridged two men across light poles and wires.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afternoon
Noun
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The caption-less post showed players on the field for the evening outing.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The rest of my crew from graduate school left that morning in their truck after one last evening talking science and adventure around the campfire.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What 21-year-old Roman Kantserov is doing in the KHL so far this season is uncommon for players his age.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Japan, one of the world’s most homogeneous nations, faces deepening labor shortages as its birth rate plummets and its population ages.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The set is available in 19 colors, including a rich clay shade ideal for autumn.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The autumn vibes in Ravenwood football’s locker room this week ranked somewhere between apple-cider sugar high and hayride fever.—
Tyler Palmateer,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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The mission is meant to be the first step in the company's ambitious plan to operate a constellation of more than 4,000 solar reflectors to boost solar power production in twilight hours on Earth.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Production values are aces with dynamic, gritty sets; light ing that makes the movie take place in a perpetual twilight; and a lively, nerve-jangling score.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afternoon. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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