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as in zenith
the highest part or point
far removed from the noontime of their popularity, when they had performed at sold-out arenas, the band now played at small clubs
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Recent Examples of noontime
The summer solstice, according to the National Weather Service, is when the earth's tilt toward the sun reaches its maximum noontime elevation.
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John Tufts, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 June 2025
The pontiff has not been able to offer his customary noontime prayers at St. Peter's Square since Feb. 9.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Shares of Lululemon were one of fashion’s outliers, trading up 0.38 percent at noontime.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Well, the noontime sun is about 100 milliwatts per centimeter squared.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2013
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John Tufts, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 June 2025
The pontiff has not been able to offer his customary noontime prayers at St. Peter's Square since Feb. 9.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Shares of Lululemon were one of fashion’s outliers, trading up 0.38 percent at noontime.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Well, the noontime sun is about 100 milliwatts per centimeter squared.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noontime
Noun
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Then, pick a patch of sky 40 degrees away in the direction of your local zenith, which is the point directly above your head.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Goggins is in the midst of a zenith year that shows no signs of stopping.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Of more than 151 roads affected by the storm, only 11 had been fully restored as of noon on Thursday and 134 remain blocked.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both were found dead in the 6600 block of Leeds Lane around noon.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Oct. 2025
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Barcelona used a mix of zonal and man-marking but struggled when teams exploited their comparalative lack of height and physicality by using players in motion.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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These ones have a lug sole that offers extra height and more room for cushioned support.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As midday approached with no news of incoming missiles, the military deployment on the streets of Maracaibo appeared to abate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Shares fell around 3% on Thursday and were down nearly 2% in midday Friday trading in the wake of that guidance.—
Alex Harring,Yun Li,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That day was the culmination of all that purpose coming together.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her new life is the culmination of a metamorphosis that has been both soul-crushing and cathartic.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Modern Jacketed Hollow Points Modern Jacketed Hollow Points, or JHPs, aren’t specific cartridges but represent the pinnacle of handgun lethality design.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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The clothes were superb, peerlessly realized and immediately desirable; sometimes young and zesty, but most often the pinnacle of adult sophistication.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The backing from Washington came on top of Argentina’s $20 billion program with the International Monetary Fund that began in April.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Trump travels to Tokyo on Monday to meet new Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, and sorting out this confusion will no doubt be at the top of her agenda.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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As the turmoil around him reaches its peak, the ghostly figure of a magician appears, offering him a way out.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Gates noted that aid designated for poor countries—already less than 1% of rich countries’ budgets at its peak—is declining as wealthy nations cut foreign assistance.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Noontime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noontime. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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