high noon

noun

Definition of high noonnext
1
as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement the high noon of the whaling industry occurred in the first half of the 19th century

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2
as in top
the highest part or point the exhibition showcased works painted at the high noon of French Impressionism

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3
as in noon
the middle of the day the dedication ceremony began at high noon with a 21-gun salute

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Recent Examples of high noon The complex web of matches strewn across North America and serving fan bases in time zones around the globe led to Atlanta holding the first of its eight 2026 World Cup games at high noon Monday. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 21 June 2026 The turn of the century was the high noon of the central banker. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 After parting ways with the city on a shadowless high noon the next day, I was seduced off-road by the siren song of the salt flats. — Pierce Miletich, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2026 Around high noon on that day in early December, three or four tables were occupied, seating fewer than a dozen people total. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high noon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high noon
  1. bloom
  2. top
  3. noon
  4. prime
  5. height
  6. midday
  7. blooming
  8. pinnacle
Noun
  • Choose shrubs for autumn color, berries, or blooms that fit your growing zone.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Waters are becoming cloudier overall, while harmful algal blooms — measured through chlorophyll a levels — are trending in the wrong direction, the report found.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of bloom
Noun
  • The ice scoop was in direct contact with the top of the machine.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The wide-leg pants keep things relaxed, and the ruched waist on the knit top adds shape and makes the whole look feel more polished than a standard sweatshirt set.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of top
Noun
  • Cortez said her family returned around noon Wednesday to check on their house.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • By noon Wednesday, a line of showers and thunderstorms was continuing to the north and northwest, with several brief showers having fallen over the area.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of noon
Noun
  • The narrower the strip, the more one can say about how the primes are distributed.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Caught between Carla, a past-her-prime actress, and Morgan, a billionaire social media entrepreneur, Gabriel finds himself in the crossfire, used as an asset to negotiate between them.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of prime
Noun
  • The performance of total transparency could reach comical heights.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Construction also has already begun on a second pad, LC-36B, for an even larger version of New Glenn, and with it a new vertical integration facility that can handle the new rockets’ heights.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of height
Noun
  • The former Charlotte Observer photographer is walking beneath power lines along North Myers Street, looking up, looking down, looking all around, squinting in the midday August sun.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Jurors began deliberating shortly before midday after closing arguments Monday morning.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of midday
Noun
  • When blooming slows in the fall, cut back the whole plant to the new basal growth to keep it healthy for spring.
    — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Stop deadheading as shorter days and cooler temperatures slow plant growth and blooming.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blooming
Noun
  • This is followed by pilot projects, which, if successful, would then be scaled up across entire departments, until finally the company reaches the pinnacle of maturity with entire ways of working reimagined for an AI-ready future.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • This being a pinnacle, if invitation-only, event of the country music calendar, star power was ever present.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
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