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 Human twilight, with Hopkins in charge, became a noonday blaze. Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025 Human twilight, with Hopkins in charge, became a noonday blaze. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 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 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 The noonday heat and humidity were miserable. Jack Shuler, The New Republic, 2 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noonday
Noun
  • The drop happened around noon ET with an hour countdown appearing ahead of time.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The celebration includes a traditional, live performance of the National Anthem at noon.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Thursday, the Fantasy 5 midday draw numbers — 14, 20, 21, 24 and 26 — were chosen by a player at the Publix at Tamiami Trail Shops, 13850 SW Eighth St.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Beat Afternoon Hunger Chia seeds make a satisfying midday snack when hunger hits.
    Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Noonday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noonday. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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