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afternoon

noun

ˌaf-tər-ˈnün How to pronounce afternoon (audio)
Definition of afternoonnext
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 Napear, who hosted an afternoon radio show in addition to his role as a play-by-play announcer on Sacramento Kings television broadcasts, sent the tweet in response to a question from former Kings star DeMarcus Cousins. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 About 250 flights were delayed at the airport late afternoon Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions. — Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 About 250 flights were delayed at the airport as of late afternoon Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions. — Staff and Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport Sunday afternoon, causing a full ground stop that halts all flights. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for afternoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afternoon
  1. evening
  2. age
  3. autumn
  4. twilight
Noun
  • Emmys nights one and two saw Widow’s Bay pick up a whopping eight trophies, one short of The Studio’s total of nine last year, and this evening might end with Widow’s Bay grabbing a lot of the same awards The Studio did last year.
    — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • On Sunday evening, the Washington Post reported that the Kennedy Center administration told its board that the arts institution is on the brink of bankruptcy — and that it might be forced to close as soon as Tuesday.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of evening
Noun
  • Families Belden House & Mews and its accompanying restaurant, welcome children ages 12+.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The relationship between estrogen and cognition is also influenced by factors including age, timing of treatment, hormone formulation and route of administration, Schulman says.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of age
Noun
  • As the leaves start to don their sienna coats and the mercury drops into the comfortable-sweater- weather range, autumn's many joys come to the fore.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Dubai’s exhibition industry is heading into its busiest stretch ever, with more than 100 shows packed into the final four months of the year after the war pushed the spring calendar into autumn.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of autumn
Noun
  • For evening observers, this apparition has been more frustrating than triumphant, with Venus lingering low in the glow of twilight instead of climbing into a commanding position.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But there have also been many mid-30s former All-Stars who couldn’t muster anything remotely close to greatness during their twilight tours with the Heat.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of twilight

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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afternoon. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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