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
Camellias tolerate full sun but benefit from afternoon shade.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Indonesian rescue teams are frantically searching for scores of young students buried for two days under rubble in Sidoarjo, East Java, after their Islamic boarding school collapsed on them during afternoon prayers.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
An afternoon playdate between two stay-at-home dads turns into high-stakes chaos in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive first look at Playdate.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Vinoklet Fall Festival Check out the craft show, grab a bite to eat and settle in on the hillside for a full afternoon of music by Eden and What About Jane.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Indonesian rescue teams are frantically searching for scores of young students buried for two days under rubble in Sidoarjo, East Java, after their Islamic boarding school collapsed on them during afternoon prayers.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
An afternoon playdate between two stay-at-home dads turns into high-stakes chaos in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive first look at Playdate.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Vinoklet Fall Festival Check out the craft show, grab a bite to eat and settle in on the hillside for a full afternoon of music by Eden and What About Jane.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afternoon
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Users can ask for playlists to match specific moods, like study focus, workout energy, or relaxing evening, and Spotify will surface the most fitting options.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pumping fastballs at 104 mph, Jacob Misiorowski handled three scoreless innings in the middle of the evening.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, Kishimori chose the United States as his first overseas trip at age 20 and then chose the United States as his first destination after joining the Japanese Foreign Service.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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For more animal fun, head to Santa Ynez Valley Horseback Rides, which has trail rides along the Santa Ynez River for ages eight and up, plus family fun rides for ages six and up and a pony encounter for families with younger kids.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Less rainfall to start this autumn in southeast Michigan can be attributed in part to lack of hurricane impact on the Great Lakes region, the NWS office said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some plants that go all gold in fall simply don’t have the biochemical apparatus to produce the orange, red and purple pigments that predominate in calendar and screen saver photos of New England’s autumn landscape.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Is this the twilight of the breakups?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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China has conducted a noticeable twilight missile test aimed at signaling rather than keeping it secret.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afternoon. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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