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

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Recent Examples of midday In the summers, Donoghue tries to wrap up his work midday to take the boys to see a magic show and ride the roller coasters. Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025 Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025 The news of the 35-year-old’s appointment to succeed Véronique Nichanian, who has been with the house for 37 years as fashion’s longest-serving designer, was announced midday Tuesday. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025 But traveling by cruise meant that breakfast was easy to come by each day (especially when the excursions had an early meeting time), and the buffet on the ship plus a pizza spot helped with any midday snacking needs. Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midday
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noon
Noun
  • This Saturday’s noon ET game against UCLA will mark the eighth consecutive sellout for IU.
    Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • By around noon, the temperature problem in the terminal appeared to be slowly resolving.
    Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Midday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midday. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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