as in noon
the middle of the day by midday the sun and heat were unbearable

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Recent Examples of midday How storms could unfold A strong, fast-moving cold front over northern Iowa is expected to drop south into northern Missouri by midday, the National Weather Service said in its forecast discussion. Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 The price of gold topped $3,500 per ounce for the first time ever on Tuesday, reaching toward new record highs as trading stretched into midday. Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025 Now, Ivory said, the children won’t get to take those midday trips. April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025 But, Sunday’s midday Fantasy 5 drawing came up 6, 17, 22, 24 and 29, numbers chosen by someone at the Chevron at 8698 Bird Rd. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midday
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noon
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  • People are free to walk onto the runway, get close to the planes and talk to the pilots until the show starts at noon.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The first live call-in show will be next Tuesday at noon, with Beshear joined by Progress host John Fugelsang.
    David Bauder, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Midday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midday. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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