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before noon

NOUN
morning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dawn
STRONG
AM aurora cockcrow daybreak daylight dayspring forenoon morn morrow prime sunrise sunup
WEAK
after midnight ante meridiem before lunch break of day breakfast time crack of dawn early bright first blush foreday morningtide wee hours
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness sunset

Example Sentences

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Lula, 80, left the hospital shortly before noon, his office said.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Well before noon, the building was quiet again.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Then, just before noon, a local TV news reporter came into the store.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Her daughter Annie and son-in-law Tommaso Cioni went to Nancy’s home to check on her shortly before noon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Slowly the downs drew near; It was still an hour before noon when they reached them: green slopes rising to bare ridges that ran in a line straight towards the North.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien