as in evening
a later period of one's life
literary fame did not arrive until the afternoon of her life
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Recent Examples of afternoon
According to the website Downdetector, TikTok experienced a host of outages on Thursday afternoon.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
By yesterday afternoon, Grok had stopped talking about white genocide, and most of the posts that included the tangent had been deleted.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
System problems started Friday afternoon, a Belk customer service representative at SouthPark mall told The Charlotte Observer Wednesday.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Buildings in Kansas City’s Westside South neighborhood were evacuated Thursday afternoon after a work crew struck a natural gas line, the Kansas City Fire Department said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
By yesterday afternoon, Grok had stopped talking about white genocide, and most of the posts that included the tangent had been deleted.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
System problems started Friday afternoon, a Belk customer service representative at SouthPark mall told The Charlotte Observer Wednesday.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Buildings in Kansas City’s Westside South neighborhood were evacuated Thursday afternoon after a work crew struck a natural gas line, the Kansas City Fire Department said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afternoon
Noun
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Conditions are expected to cool off and become more humid the evening of May 14 after another warm and dry day, potentially helping with the fire behavior, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The college bar features the bathroom that is an insult to wild animals, and yet young men find these places as the ideal spot to find love for one, but no more than two, evenings.—
Mac Engel
May 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Like the Kearns have done, families could split into different rooms, as well, depending on the age of their children.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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In addition to entertainment, the event will host a variety of artisan vendors, food options, and activities for children, creating a lively atmosphere for all ages.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
Noun
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The fragrant blooms open throughout summer against dark green foliage that turns yellow in autumn.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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De Souza is going on tour in the summer and the autumn.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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Glad to enjoy a win in the twilight of the Ovi era with some beautiful goals from the big man.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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In the twilight of his minor-league hockey career, longtime Kansas City Blades winger Pat Ferschweiler had a nice plan to make use of his bachelor’s degree in finance from Western Michigan University.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afternoon. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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