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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
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The route will only be open for 48 hours starting at noon local time on Wednesday.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
The president joined the British monarch on board The Irish State Coach shortly after his arrival at about noon local time, flanked by an escort of troopers from the Household Cavalry.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Jim will have more commentary during our Monthly Meeting livestream on Thursday at noon ET.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Rose Miller, who lives a few doors down, said investigators first arrived around noon Wednesday and returned later in the afternoon.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The route will only be open for 48 hours starting at noon local time on Wednesday.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
The president joined the British monarch on board The Irish State Coach shortly after his arrival at about noon local time, flanked by an escort of troopers from the Household Cavalry.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Jim will have more commentary during our Monthly Meeting livestream on Thursday at noon ET.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noon
Noun
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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
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Protests outside the Broadview facility continued midday Friday, with a handful of demonstrators holding up signs and cellphones toward a fence topped with barbed wire, video from the scene shows.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While mainstream fears around the youth taking drugs, the youth turning gay, and the combination of the two had been swirling for decades, the panic reached its zenith with Clinton-era nightlife raids and legislation like the RAVE Act of 2003.—
Andrew Pasquier,
Them.,
18 Sep. 2025
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Seven hundred years after Alexander, the Sogdians reached their zenith.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Under the new Fish and Wildlife interim pintail harvest strategy, hunters in all four flyways are expected to have a three-pintail daily bag limit option for next year's 2026–'27 season based on this year's breeding population results.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The central bank has also been setting its daily reference rate stronger — around which the onshore yuan is allowed to trade within a 2% range — near its strongest level seen in last November, allowing a gradual appreciation against the dollar.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And this does bode well for interior roominess, which is quite accommodating up front for a variety of heights and body types—plus tremendously comfortable standard sport bucket seats with excellent bolstering.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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In honor of national wellness week, a beauty writer shares how learning to set boundaries took his self-care and wellness practices to new heights.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And while most of the teams at the top of the US LBM Coaches Poll were off this weekend, there were some eventual moments that impacted the playoff race.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this season, Altuve asked Espada to move Peña to the top of the batting order.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The final contest between Ali and Frazier was the culmination of a relationship that had begun in friendship but curdled into deep enmity, the decisive battle in a war that had become larger than the two men in the ring.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The announcement was the culmination of a 33-hour manhunt for the assassin of the popular conservative activist that has roiled the nation in fear and angry rhetoric.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The prestigious Sol at Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection offers a next-level hydrothermal circuit that points to the pinnacle of this impactful wellness experience, with hot and cold plunges, a steam room, reflexology pool, and even an ice bar.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Held on October 1, 1975, in the Philippine Coliseum, the fight is remembered by many who attended as the best heavyweight contest in history, and possibly the pinnacle of the sport.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to Dongfang, the behemoth structure will be able to power 55,000 households at peak output and its central hub will stand 606 feet high—roughly twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Explore Fall, a website that provides resources and tools to track the changing colors of leaves, is predicting an earlier and quicker fall foliage peak for the millions of people looking to see this year's natural spectacle.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noon. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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