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

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Recent Examples of midday Iris Staltzer, a 57-year-old mother of two teenagers, was found with life-threatening injuries at around midday local time in the Ruhr city of Herdecke, and has been airlifted to hospital, police told CNN. Stephanie Halasz, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 Dixon was a member of Redneck Revolt, a left-wing gun club that placed a banner on its website amid the controversy midday last Wednesday saying the group disbanded in 2019. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Best Amazon Prime Day Couch Deals Hunting for the ideal nap couch to curl up on midday? Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 Officials have not released her identity as of midday Saturday. Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midday
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noon
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  • Tens of thousands of people who had gathered in Wadi Gaza in central Gaza started walking north after the Israeli military’s announcement at noon local time.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The first phase of the deal began at noon local time on Friday, and Hamas has 72 hours to release the remaining Israeli hostages that were taken when the Palestinian militant group attacked on October 7, 2023.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Midday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midday. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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