this afternoon

idiom

: during the afternoon today
We went for a walk this afternoon.

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Shares of Oracle dropped roughly 5% early Tuesday on that report, but have pared some of those losses this afternoon. Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025 The Detroit Tigers are back home for ALDS Game 3 today, assuming the weather clears up by this afternoon. Christian Romo, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Sponge Tile And Stone Floors Out of your preferred floor cleaning solution and company is coming over this afternoon? Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025 Variety had the update on Studiocanal’s involvement this afternoon. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for this afternoon

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“This afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20afternoon. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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