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Recent Examples of noonday
High on a hillside overlooking the French Riviera, a smattering of astronomers is gathering for their noonday meal.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
The noonday heat and humidity were miserable.
—Jack Shuler, The New Republic, 2 July 2020
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
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
These lovely lunch bags solve some of the most common objections to prepping the noonday meal ahead of time, from soggy paper bags to lukewarm food.
—Popular Science, 3 June 2020
Still downy, the young bird sports a long beak, which is slightly parted and tilting toward the noonday sun.
—National Geographic, 21 Apr. 2020
An old woman, wearing a long black abaya, opened her corrugated metal gate a crack and squinted into the brilliant noonday sun to see who had knocked.
—Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020
Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
The noonday heat and humidity were miserable.
—Jack Shuler, The New Republic, 2 July 2020
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
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
These lovely lunch bags solve some of the most common objections to prepping the noonday meal ahead of time, from soggy paper bags to lukewarm food.
—Popular Science, 3 June 2020
Still downy, the young bird sports a long beak, which is slightly parted and tilting toward the noonday sun.
—National Geographic, 21 Apr. 2020
An old woman, wearing a long black abaya, opened her corrugated metal gate a crack and squinted into the brilliant noonday sun to see who had knocked.
—Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noonday
Noun
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Around 1,000 attendees are expected for the noon to 8 p.m. event at Peterboro Street and Cass Avenue.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Southwest Flight 1496, operating on a Boeing 737, took off just before noon local time on a short flight to Las Vegas.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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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“Noonday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noonday. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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