high noon

noun

Definition of high noonnext
1
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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as in noon
the middle of the day the dedication ceremony began at high noon with a 21-gun salute

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Recent Examples of high noon After parting ways with the city on a shadowless high noon the next day, I was seduced off-road by the siren song of the salt flats. — Pierce Miletich, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2026 Around high noon on that day in early December, three or four tables were occupied, seating fewer than a dozen people total. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2026 Your prized gladiolus keeled over at high noon. — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025 In this room, there are 10 turntables for vehicles, a colossal light fixture in the center that can replicate the light at high noon to dusk for an outdoor effect; there is an exterior courtyard too for real natural light and even a conference room to go over marketing and finances for a car. — Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high noon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high noon
  1. bloom
  2. top
  3. noon
  4. prime
  5. height
  6. midday
  7. blooming
  8. pinnacle
Noun
  • The park’s lake, Lake Allaman, is currently experiencing a harmful algae bloom.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Didymo blooms use up a lot of oxygen and alter the food web, according to Taylor.
    — Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
Definition of bloom
Noun
  • That could be a bad sign for Everton Blair, the former Gwinnett County School Board chairman who needs a strong turnout from his home county in order to rise to the top of the five-person contest.
    — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • But most of those players were unable to establish themselves at the top of the game with Madrid or flourish within the national team’s style.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of top
Noun
  • Yet as noon approached, even that wasn’t drawing Argentine guests.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Following PetSmart’s opening, Grocery Outlet will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its store in Suite 1120 of Ramona Station at noon on Thursday, July 30.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
Definition of noon
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  • Already regarded by many as soccer’s next global superstar and the heir to Lionel Messi, Yamal will be entering his prime in 2030.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Avoid berries that are soft or appear mushy or shriveled as these are indications that the fruit is past its prime.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
Definition of prime
Noun
  • In the fall, the flashy Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences, designed like a stack of nine askew cubes, will soar past to its final height of 1,049 feet.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • By the time Phaedra’s birthday dinner rolls around, the sound of Porsha sharpening her knives reaches its height.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of height
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  • The flames are approaching Bordeaux again after the wind changed direction at midday, prefect Sophie Brocas said.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Fire crews working to fully contain a wildfire south of Pleasanton that forced evacuations earlier this week were more than three-quarters of the way there by midday Friday.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of midday
Noun
  • Summer pruning ensures abundant flowers by redirecting the plant’s energy toward continuous blooming.
    — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 19 July 2026
  • Once blooms fade, seeds eventually begin to form, the plant becomes leggy, and blooming slows.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Definition of blooming
Noun
  • Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • The same cannot be said of GB1, the new brand name for Ainslie’s fourth assault on the America’s Cup, regarded as the pinnacle of international sailing.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026
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