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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
Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The glare cutting across your living room at noon, the upstairs rooms trapping heat, and the energy bills rising with the temperature.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
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Noun
On days when the Dodgers play, Kajari sells out of her dishes before noon.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The glare cutting across your living room at noon, the upstairs rooms trapping heat, and the energy bills rising with the temperature.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Adjective
For the occupants of Over the Moon, a high-end Chris Craft pleasure boat with an inboard motor designed by Volvo, June 21 began as a summer day on the lake and included a pre-noon pickup of two gallons of an iconic Tahoe rum concoction known as Wet Woody’s from a dockside restaurant.
—Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noon
Noun
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That will also be the case for midday Friday into Friday night.—
Mike Augustyniak,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Now, imagine if those teams outside the top 14 still had a shot at the CFP just as the season reaches its zenith.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Justin Bieber Justin Bieber’s roast in 2015 was notable for its brutal takedown of Bieber’s notoriously bratty antics, which had reached their zenith at the time of airing due to a series of scandals and legal problems — including an arrest.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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In this volume are all the wild, enthused lines, stoked for life’s daily mysteries, and all the tender elevations that we have been used to experiencing in the poetry of Eileen Myles!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The guidance, which was posted online May 14, escalated monitoring from once-daily check-ins to twice-daily, in-person visits by public health officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Following a resurgence during the pandemic, participation numbers hit record heights last year.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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These remind me of hers, but with a more approachable kitten heel height.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Hulst would start in a hilly stretch of Laguna Beach, charge up one hill, then run at the top to the next block, down that street, run another block and sprint up that street, repeating the process up and down 31 hills.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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First baseman Rafael Devers reached base three times with two hits and a walk, driving in a run in the top of the ninth with his first triple since July 28, 2024.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Noun
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And the hotel’s refreshed look, with fabrics designed to mimic the fronds and ferns in the lush gardens outside, is the culmination of a five-year update led by interiors expert Lulu Lytle of Soane Britain.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The evening celebration was a culmination of a series of weeklong activations across the district to celebrate the brand’s foray into in-store retail and in its home base of New York.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Noun
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This spring, Munetaka Murakami, Tatsuya Imai, and Kazuma Okamoto all left the island nation and headed for the pinnacle of baseball competition.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The second time, the Devil takes him to the top of the pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem and invites him to throw himself off of it, since God will surely send angels to catch him.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Even at peak fertility, in women's 20s, some 25% of eggs, when combined with sperm, will create embryos that are chromosomally abnormal and will likely lead to miscarriages, and the percentages rise from there.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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This could require unplanned road closures or even the removal of pedestrians from certain areas at peak times.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
31 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noon. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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