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as in zenith
the highest part or point
she died too young and never even reached the noon of her life
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Recent Examples of noon
Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Ukulele Jammers: 10 a.m. to noon at the Ramona Community Library’s Community Room, 1275 Main St.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
See National Weather Service chart for local conditions as of noon.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments The enforcement mechanism for the new law would be the US Justice Department, which is changing hands at noon the day after the ban and which would have wide discretion to enforce the law (or not).
—David Goldman, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
At noon on Monday, President Trump took an oath to faithfully execute his office and preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Ukulele Jammers: 10 a.m. to noon at the Ramona Community Library’s Community Room, 1275 Main St.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
See National Weather Service chart for local conditions as of noon.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments The enforcement mechanism for the new law would be the US Justice Department, which is changing hands at noon the day after the ban and which would have wide discretion to enforce the law (or not).
—David Goldman, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for noon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noon
Noun
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The Kates bring their whole shebang to the Camp Bar (490 N. Robert St.) for a midday musical extravaganza with cash bar and lunch (hotdish, of course) courtesy of Aesop’s Table.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Jan. 2025
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TikTok restored access for American users midday on Sunday after a whirlwind 14 hours during which the app temporarily shut itself down.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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John Ashton, the actor who reached a career zenith as detective John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop film franchise, died at his Fort Collins, Colorado home on Friday after a battle with cancer.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
29 Sep. 2024
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The best way to hold monoculars steady is to use two hands – one in front of the other – and use gravity when observing something at the zenith, allowing your eye socket to gently support their weight.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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McLoughlin, who was an NYPD police officer at the time, was providing security for the daily news program.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Quite frankly, Moicano is far from being at Makhachev’s lofty height.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Scores of other active projects would be discussed in other meetings, on other days—including museum spaces in Bilbao, Madrid, and San Diego, and a proposal for a tower in Riyadh that, at a height of two kilometres, would be more than twice as tall as any building ever built.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Fox’s monochromatic ensemble consisted of a button-front midi skirt, a cropped puffer jacket and a leather corset top.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Renato Moicano came up short in his attempt to unseat Islam Makhachev at the top of the UFC lightweight division at UFC 311, losing to the champ via first-round submission.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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These closing arguments were the culmination of six years of litigation on the key question in the 9/11 case: Does torture matter in the pursuit of justice in the military commissions?—
Lisa Hajjar,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
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The album was a culmination of years of hard work, intentional growth, and the trust SZA had built with her core fanbase.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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In some ways, saber teeth represent an evolutionary pinnacle, the optimal design for a canine tooth to puncture prey, says Rayfield.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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For 2025, the VW Tiguan, which has been the company’s top selling model since it was redesigned in 2018 to align with the Atlas, serves as a pinnacle of all those ideas and then, takes them a step further with true luxury features and an even more elevated, refined style inside and out.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Those turns on the throne have not been in a row, but rather spread across a number of years, as the smash surges back to the peak every holiday season.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Redfin says investor demand has dropped from the 2022 peaks, and in-migration has plunged by 79 percent compared to pandemic levels.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noon. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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