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 High on a hillside overlooking the French Riviera, a smattering of astronomers is gathering for their noonday meal. 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
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  • The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources re-extended its air quality alert, originally issued July 31, until noon on Aug. 5 and then again until noon on Aug. 6 as smoke continues to cloud the sky.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The next donation day will be on Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon.
    Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • With an area of high pressure moving in over the Upper Mississippi Valley on Aug. 13, the Milwaukee area will be dry and have light northwesterly winds to start the day, with a lake breeze along the lakeshore midday, which will move inland, the meteorologist explained.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Monday’s first drawing, the Fantasy 5 midday draw, came up 2, 3, 18, 21 and 33.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Noonday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noonday. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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