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Recent Examples of noonday
The noonday sun beats down on agave and sansevieria fields as Nate Berkus accompanied a group of design aficionados on a tour of a working henequen farm in Yucatán.
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Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Under the noonday sun while fishing, or stealing light from the full moon, the point of his pencil traced the imaginary movements of the washers, threads, coil springs, cylinders, bolts, and screws that had long enriched the workings of his mind.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Human twilight, with Hopkins in charge, became a noonday blaze.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Many wear masks, and hats to shield themselves from the noonday sun.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2025
From Harriet Tubman's midnight raids to Coretta Scott King's noonday calls for justice, Black women have been writing this nation's most essential footnotes—often without credit, always with impact.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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
Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Under the noonday sun while fishing, or stealing light from the full moon, the point of his pencil traced the imaginary movements of the washers, threads, coil springs, cylinders, bolts, and screws that had long enriched the workings of his mind.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Human twilight, with Hopkins in charge, became a noonday blaze.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Many wear masks, and hats to shield themselves from the noonday sun.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2025
From Harriet Tubman's midnight raids to Coretta Scott King's noonday calls for justice, Black women have been writing this nation's most essential footnotes—often without credit, always with impact.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noonday
Noun
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In addition to the plethora of berry celebrations, guests can also purchase tickets to the BerryJam Monster Truck Show, starting at noon on both days of the festival.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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Neither Ealy nor Jones had entered a formal plea in Little Rock District Court by noon Wednesday, court records showed.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Lucas was not arrested and was back home by midday, according to her longtime political consultant.—
Gregory S. Schneider,
Washington Post,
6 May 2026
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The crash occurred around midday on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency of South Sumatra province, when an intercity bus carrying at least 20 people struck a tanker truck traveling in the opposite direction, said Mugono, a local disaster management agency official.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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“Noonday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noonday. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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