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noun

ˈnün How to pronounce noon (audio)
Definition of noonnext
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as in midday
the middle of the day we eat a big lunch around noon then have dinner in the evening

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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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noon

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adjective

as in daily

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Recent Examples of noon
Noun
Robertson is set to receive a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke starting at noon. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Friday will see a brief warm front slide through around sunrise before a cold front moves through around noon. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Adjective
For the occupants of Over the Moon, a high-end Chris Craft pleasure boat with an inboard motor designed by Volvo, June 21 began as a summer day on the lake and included a pre-noon pickup of two gallons of an iconic Tahoe rum concoction known as Wet Woody’s from a dockside restaurant. — Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for noon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noon
  1. midday
  2. zenith
  3. daily
  4. height
  5. top
  6. culmination
  7. pinnacle
  8. peak
Noun
  • Shift workers, night owls or anyone running late schedules may feel better with a midday or early afternoon session that matches their own rhythm.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The midday reversal came as equities sold off, with the S&P 500 dropping more than 1%, leading some investors to rotate back into the relative safety of the bond market.
    — Michelle Fox,Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of midday
Noun
  • Across much of the path, the eclipse takes place with the sun almost at the zenith.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Zara, which has been upping its retail game in recent years, has taken things to a new zenith in Paris, taking over a historic mansion in the Marais district to showcase the first Re{form} Zara collection designed by John Galliano.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of zenith
Adjective
  • Policy Daily on Energy is a daily briefing for policy professionals and others following energy and environmental issues.
    — Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026
  • This individual asset is often referred to as zest, and it can be purposefully developed to assist us in managing daily stressors as well as creating meaningful lives.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of daily
Noun
  • The performance of total transparency could reach comical heights.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Construction also has already begun on a second pad, LC-36B, for an even larger version of New Glenn, and with it a new vertical integration facility that can handle the new rockets’ heights.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of height
Noun
  • The ice scoop was in direct contact with the top of the machine.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The wide-leg pants keep things relaxed, and the ruched waist on the knit top adds shape and makes the whole look feel more polished than a standard sweatshirt set.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of top
Noun
  • The Swiss watchmaker and the Met marked the culmination of their inaugural artisan residency on Friday, unveiling three works that extend traditional craft into new forms of expression.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier, Sefcovic had said the talks this week were the culmination of three months of intensive work.
    — Sam McNeil, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of culmination
Noun
  • The Atlanta Dream will take the court this weekend for their first WNBA Finals game in 13 years, a pinnacle achievement for the franchise with the lowest valuation in the league still undergoing a massive turnaround.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The change in the workweek system is regarded as the pinnacle of those initiatives.
    — Mauricio Savarese, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pinnacle
Noun
  • The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • After co-headlining with Charli xcx at the peak of Brat Summer, Sivan was struck by his post-show emotional crash, when the roar of stadiums gave way to the quiet of being totally on his own.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Noon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noon. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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