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
One day laterm Trump again plugged the SAVE Act during a Thursday afternoon event commemorating Women’s History Month.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Kansas City provided a copy of the subpoena to The Star Thursday afternoon after The Star’s attorney demanded its release.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Several petition signatories gathered for a press conference Thursday afternoon in Federal Plaza.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Rain changed to snow late this morning, into the afternoon from west to east.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Kansas City provided a copy of the subpoena to The Star Thursday afternoon after The Star’s attorney demanded its release.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Several petition signatories gathered for a press conference Thursday afternoon in Federal Plaza.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Rain changed to snow late this morning, into the afternoon from west to east.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for afternoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afternoon
Noun
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Minnesota is in the midst of a major March snowstorm, with serious impacts from Saturday evening through Sunday.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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This happened at home, in the evenings.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Acquaintances often put my physical age at thirty.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Those of us of a certain age know that the exact same thing happened when Wilt scored 100 in 1962.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The find happened in autumn 2025 at Haydon Batch, a grassland site near Radstock.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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Mired in post-production for more than three years, with Wyatt temporarily exiting the project, Desert Warrior world premiered at the Zurich Film Festival last autumn and then played at the Red Sea Film Festival in December.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The sensory overload wore me down after a while—the smells, the noise, the permanent neon twilight, the intentional assault on my circadian rhythm.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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James’ longevity and productivity at the twilight of his career is so unmatched that even the idea that the James era could end soon barely even registers for some competitors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afternoon. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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