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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
Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The group will reconvene at noon to share their experiences.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, the shop had only three rentals by noon, said employee Codie Keay.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
There is a 20%-30% chance of showers before noon, with rain chances higher along the Red River, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Organizers have scheduled a protest in Modesto at noon.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for noon
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For example, natural light changes from warm and dim in the morning, to cool and bright at midday, and golden in late afternoons.—
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One summer day, Joe O’Donnell conversed with his wife and daughter inside a gazebo overlooking a small lake, taking a midday break from running their horse boarding facility, Irish Acres.—
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And with both genres still at the zenith of their popularity in Asia, why change a winning formula?—
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Then, pick a patch of sky 40 degrees away in the direction of your local zenith, which is the point directly above your head.—
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
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Cast members are chosen for pieces, most importantly, based on height and body dimensions.—
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The building will be built into a 40-foot hill, so the height will vary but reaches about 109 feet, or eight stories, on one end.—
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Döpfner nearly bought the FT in 2015, before losing it to Nikkei, and took a controlling stake in Business Insider — at the top of the new media market — for $343 million.—
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Liquid measuring cups have space at the top to prevent overflowing as well as a spout for easy pouring.—
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For homeowners, the couple's guilty pleas marked the culmination of years of financial strain and emotional turmoil.—
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In the recordings, Neves Valente described the attack as the culmination of long planning.—
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Our destination was a cluster of coral pinnacles called Rib Reef, on the Great Barrier Reef’s outer edge.—
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For nearly a century, the Oscars stood as a gleaming cathedral to Hollywood prestige, the pinnacle of artistic achievement.—
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The woman used her headlamp light to alert crews and in a photo of the mountain her location can be seen as a white point of light in the vastness of the peak.—
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Perhaps no one understands the ambition of a coach who reached this NFL peak after a steep climb than a West Virginia kid who arrived as an undrafted free agent out of Shepherd University.—
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“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noon. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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