noon

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Definition of noon

1 : midday specifically : 12 o'clock at midday

2 archaic : midnight —used chiefly in the phrase noon of night

3 : the highest point

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Examples of noon in a Sentence

The party will take place from noon to 4 p.m. He showed up at precisely 12 noon.

Recent Examples on the Web The day before, with temperatures topping a hundred degrees before noon, a hiker in the San Bernardino National Forest had keeled over and died. — Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker, 23 June 2021 The train would leave St. Paul shortly before noon and arrive in Chicago shortly after 7 p.m.; the return train would leave Chicago about 11 a.m. and arrive in St. Paul shortly after 6 p.m. — Janet Moore, Star Tribune, 10 Apr. 2021 However, a juvenile was cited for speeding on County Line Road shortly after noon on May 24. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 5 June 2021 Personal documents were reported taken from a 2004 Audi between noon March 1 and 4 p.m. May 19 in the 2400 block of Oakton Street. — Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2021 Ohio State will play its next two games at home, first hosting Oregon in its home opener on Sept. 11 in what will be a noon kickoff on Fox. — Stephen Means, cleveland, 27 May 2021 Presale tickets for Rolling Loud California 2021 are available June 1 at noon PT. — Taylor Mims, Billboard, 27 May 2021 The only top 10 cryptocurrency not plummeting Thursday, Cardano's ada token hit its latest high of $1.96 around noon Eastern, catapulting its market capitalization to roughly $61.5 billion. — Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes, 13 May 2021 Geauga Fresh Farmers’ Market is open for the season 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Oct. 16 in the parking lot of South Russell Village Hall. — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 8 May 2021

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