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as in zenith
the highest part or point
she died too young and never even reached the noon of her life
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Recent Examples of noon
Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
Tickets for El Último Baile go on sale at noon local time on Thursday (May 15) through El Alfa’s official website.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 May 2025
Solar noon occurs when the sun is at its highest point in the sky at a specific location.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Learn native plants Peel Compton Foundation will host a free native plant walk from 10 a.m. to noon May 28 at Osage Park in Bentonville.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
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Noun
Only about a dozen people, some traveling for more than 80 miles, showed up to the noon meeting on St. Patrick’s Day.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
Tickets for El Último Baile go on sale at noon local time on Thursday (May 15) through El Alfa’s official website.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 May 2025
Solar noon occurs when the sun is at its highest point in the sky at a specific location.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Learn native plants Peel Compton Foundation will host a free native plant walk from 10 a.m. to noon May 28 at Osage Park in Bentonville.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noon
Noun
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Here are the latest projections of when the spacecraft could re-enter Earth, as of midday Friday, May 9: NASA expects Cosmos 482 to return to Earth roughly around 3:30 a.m.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Insulet — The medical device stock surged more than 19% after first-quarter results beat estimates on the top and bottom lines.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The 2012 Olympics were Campbell’s zenith but an eight-year professional career brought a further 20 wins from 24 fights and lightweight world-title contests against Jorge Linares and Vasiliy Lomachenko.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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At that point Jupiter is just visible in the west, about 32 degrees above the horizon (this is about a third of the way up to the zenith).—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Over the course of a month, half received a daily course of probiotics, while the other half received a placebo.2 The probiotics were a mixture of nine different bacterial strains included in the Ecologic Barrier mixture produced by Winclove Probiotics, a company based in the Netherlands.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
16 May 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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To prevent the display from looking boring, create visual contrast through elements other than color—just varying the height, size, shape, and texture of the objects will create an eye-catching vignette. 3.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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Yet arguably his greatest achievement was to raise the bar of the entire Premier League, pushing rivals like Manchester City to new heights in order for Pep Guardiola’s men to finish above Liverpool.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Of course, staying on top of his health requires plenty of dedication.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Patricia was looking forward to her mother climbing to the top of the 750-foot Diamond Head, but her then-72-year-old mom felt daunted by the challenging ascent and opted to stay at the base.—
Maquita Peters,
NPR,
11 May 2025
Noun
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And so for me, this was really a deep dive into the culmination of my career.—
Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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For many, this represents the achievement of a lifelong goal—the culmination of years climbing the corporate ladder.—
Isabelita Castilho,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Leitch was engaged by Rangers on two separate occasions but the red-brick facade on the Main Stand was the pinnacle.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Major League Baseball is the pinnacle of the sport.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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This week, several of those beloved songs continue climbing Billboard’s worldwide lists, hitting new peaks and returning to the ears of what must be a massive audience.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Coincidentally, the Fresnel peak is found between 90 and 105 astronomical units.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noon. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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