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afternoon

noun as in period after 12 noon and before sunset

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In the back half of the film, Rachel meets with Nora on her turf, sitting together in the empty seats of the theater one afternoon before a show.

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It only took until that afternoon for people to realize that the argument was daft.

Watching the Scarlets number eight trudge off to the sin-bin seemed inevitable after the amount of penalties he conceded in a chastening afternoon.

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A calm afternoon session, just like the one before lunch, would have moved them into a position where a 1-0 series lead looked the only outcome.

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The left-hander again exited on Saturday afternoon after leaping towards a Smith slash at Starc that went over his head.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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