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Rain chances increase after midnight and continue into Friday morning, with storms expected to be out of the area by midday, the weather service said.—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 Russo’s body will lie in state at Boca’s La Bombonera stadium on Thursday from 10am through to 10pm, and the wake will resume on Friday from 10am through to midday.—Colin Millar, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 While leaving houseplant foliage wet after watering is not encouraged, watering the soil midday will not cause leaf scorch.—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025 In northeastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina, the greatest coastal flood threat is expected late on Friday morning through midday.—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midday
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of midday was
before the 12th century
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