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
The news of the postponement was disappointing, a different GSK spokesperson said Thursday afternoon.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
He was scheduled to work Friday afternoon but didn’t show up, co-worker Emmanuel Pichardo told the Daily News.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The small commuter aircraft carrying nine passengers and one pilot took off from Unalakleet on Thursday afternoon before disappearing.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Despite this mornings fog, a dry afternoon is forecast in Central Florida on Saturday, Spectrum News 3 meteorologist Zach Covey said.
—Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
He was scheduled to work Friday afternoon but didn’t show up, co-worker Emmanuel Pichardo told the Daily News.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The small commuter aircraft carrying nine passengers and one pilot took off from Unalakleet on Thursday afternoon before disappearing.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Despite this mornings fog, a dry afternoon is forecast in Central Florida on Saturday, Spectrum News 3 meteorologist Zach Covey said.
—Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afternoon
Noun
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Just add a heeled barely-there sandal and elegant evening clutch.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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On Wednesday evening, Israel said it was informed of the identities of the four bodies being handed over.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During the 1990s and 2000s, for example, protests on college campuses over Nike’s use of sweatshop labor forced the company to raise the minimum age for hiring new workers at shoe factories to 18 and allow human rights groups to inspect factory conditions in Asia.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Before her surgery, Riehle had searched social media to find someone her age — or at least someone similar — who had undergone a glossectomy, but found little.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Beyond the sycamore trees that, during my autumn visit, were starting to turn gold and copper, the Sterrekopje Healing Farm resort felt like something out of a fairy tale.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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But as autumn turned to winter this season, whispers turned into winds: Was Henderson a bust?—
Jason Quick,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The twilight tributes included Pete Seeger The Power of Song (2007), an irresistible hagiography directed by Jim Brown for PBS’s American Master series.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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These stars appear in that order, as the twilight sky grows dark.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afternoon. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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