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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
Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Showers will develop off the Greens around noon and drift eastward across Vermont with additional chances in northern New York and the Champlain Valley.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch again for Wednesday, from noon to midnight, warning that flash flooding is possible due to the excessive rainfall.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2025
Lawmakers seeking to tour the facility have until noon Friday to respond to the invitation.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
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Adjective
About noon on Thursday, Euless police officers were informed that a vehicle registered to the homicide suspect wanted by the Plano Police Department was spotted in the city of Euless.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Showers will develop off the Greens around noon and drift eastward across Vermont with additional chances in northern New York and the Champlain Valley.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch again for Wednesday, from noon to midnight, warning that flash flooding is possible due to the excessive rainfall.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2025
Lawmakers seeking to tour the facility have until noon Friday to respond to the invitation.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noon
Noun
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Unlike the shirts provided for the England outfield players to wear in the midday heat, it was fitted with no ventilation.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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By around 1850, the midday mono-meal had diversified into the three-meal system that now dominates Western culture.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Some shows in the U.S. later in the year might be about the zenith of anything that anybody ever imagined really.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2025
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More than 100 years after the Italian composer reached the zenith of his theatrical powers, Puccini still pries open the human heart with his intense — and intensely orchestrated — music.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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For the Pentagon, the current situation in which the U.S. imports roughly 45% of its daily copper needs (per U.S. Commerce Department data) this represents a national security risk even though most imports originate in Chile and Canada.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Angelina Liu,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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That said, every year that goes by, their anxiety reaches new heights.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Bardo later recalled Schaeffer writing back, and his obsession reached new heights.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The top of funnel pro LinkedIn is a numbers game, and these accounts play it.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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As luck had it, there was room in the script for a new character and Bad Bunny was top of mind.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
22 July 2025
Noun
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This coming year will be the culmination of our yearly gathering in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 July 2025
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In October 1971, the Shah anointed himself as the culmination of 2,500 years of Persian history with an extravagant birthday party for the Persian Empire.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
13 July 2025
Noun
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However, instead of reaching their professional pinnacle of success, many of them have accrued 47% of the nation’s outstanding student loan debt.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The experience gets even better with a group of friends, and reaches its pinnacle in the Florida Keys, where personal watercraft, thanks to their swiftness, agility, and minimal draft, are ideal vessels to explore the pristine, and often shallow waters.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
12 July 2025
Noun
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During the last five years, the stock increased on the day following earnings in 78% of occurrences, registering a median positive return of 1.5% and a peak one-day gain of 3.6%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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That peak came after Target's sales rose more than $15 billion in the fiscal year following the start of the Covid pandemic, but its annual revenue has stagnated for the past four years.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noon. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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