as in noon
the middle of the day by midday the sun and heat were unbearable

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Recent Examples of midday Police spokesperson Jose Santiago confirmed the zone was established ahead of the event, but as of midday, no protest activity has been reported. Amanda Castro mandy Taheri peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 It’s been roughly 72 hours since Disney’s late-night nightmare started, and as of midday Friday in Hollywood, there’s still no word on when, or whether, Jimmy Kimmel will get his talk show back. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 Ramos revealed how the sculptures come to life, pulsating with emotion, as light sweeps through a cycle to mimic the day-to-night transition, from soft dawn gold, to midday clarity, to the dusk’s warmth, and into the retreat of night. Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 By midday, the heat was ungodly. Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midday
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noon
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  • The disturbance has an 80% to 90% chance of forming into a storm, National Hurricane Center forecasters said just before noon Friday.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The three-day event kicks off at noon Friday at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center downtown.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Midday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midday. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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