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
According to the website Downdetector, TikTok experienced a host of outages on Thursday afternoon.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
By yesterday afternoon, Grok had stopped talking about white genocide, and most of the posts that included the tangent had been deleted.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
System problems started Friday afternoon, a Belk customer service representative at SouthPark mall told The Charlotte Observer Wednesday.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Buildings in Kansas City’s Westside South neighborhood were evacuated Thursday afternoon after a work crew struck a natural gas line, the Kansas City Fire Department said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
By yesterday afternoon, Grok had stopped talking about white genocide, and most of the posts that included the tangent had been deleted.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
System problems started Friday afternoon, a Belk customer service representative at SouthPark mall told The Charlotte Observer Wednesday.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Buildings in Kansas City’s Westside South neighborhood were evacuated Thursday afternoon after a work crew struck a natural gas line, the Kansas City Fire Department said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afternoon
Noun
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Currently, the duck press presentation is relegated to one an evening, at a counter in front of the open kitchen.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Conditions are expected to cool off and become more humid the evening of May 14 after another warm and dry day, potentially helping with the fire behavior, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Screening at age 45 is an improvement from the previous recommendation of 50.—
Adaira Landry,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Wendt, who played Norm Peterson on the classic sitcom, died on May 20 at age 76.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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In autumn, some valleys in Austria are covered in fog due to the cold air remaining at ground level and the sun insufficiently intense to burn it off.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The long lasting flowerheads give way to attractive green seed heads that turn purple in autumn.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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But not just because of its stunning cast: set in the twilight of the Gilded Age, when a murder strikes the estate of an eccentric and failing tycoon, that era’s biggest celebrities make an appearance as well.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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For some inside the Capitol, Kehoe’s involvement in the twilight of the legislative session poses a big test of the new governor’s political clout after spending years as a prominent Jefferson City businessman.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afternoon. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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