Definition of noondaynext
as in noon
the middle of the day in the tropics the noonday heat can be overwhelming

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Recent Examples of noonday By the time Patricia Wright and her entourage arrived at the guard station on the edge of the forest, about 50 local people had gathered in the shade of a blue plastic tarp in the scorching noonday sun. Dyan MacHan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 About 200 parents and kids, most every bit as angry as Selig were out in front of McLaren Lodge in the noonday sun, at a rally that drew supporters from Berkeley,Marin County and elsewhere. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2022 High on a hillside overlooking the French Riviera, a smattering of astronomers is gathering for their noonday meal. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021 At the federal building, where 168 people had died in a massive bomb blast, rescue workers were combing rubble for victims, guided by the eerie glow of floodlights that seemed to Garland as bright as the noonday sun. Del Quentin Wilber Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2021 See All Example Sentences for noonday
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Noun
  • By noon, Taylor recited a dozen names of people from Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela who failed to show up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That means producing a show that doesn’t just exist during the two hours between 10 and noon.
    Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • The flames are approaching Bordeaux again after the wind changed direction at midday, prefect Sophie Brocas said.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Fire crews working to fully contain a wildfire south of Pleasanton that forced evacuations earlier this week were more than three-quarters of the way there by midday Friday.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

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“Noonday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noonday. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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