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afternoon

[af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-, ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf- /
NOUN
period after 12 noon and before sunset
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By the afternoon, temperatures will rise across the UK - ranging from 7C in parts of the Highlands to a milder 12C in south-west England.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

She’s rebooked for this afternoon and I’m going back to bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

At the Manhattan Beach Pier on Friday afternoon, powerful waves gathered strength before crashing forcefully under the pier’s pylons, scaring all but the hardiest surfers from venturing into the murky depths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

Millions watched SpaceX make history again on Saturday afternoon.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

There was a slice of black bread for each prisoner, too, then nothing more until we were given a ladle of turnip soup and a small boiled potato late in the afternoon.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Furner points out that updating paper tags is tedious work, and he’d rather employees spend their afternoons helping customers than tending to a small forest of adhesive rectangles.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Maximum temperatures during the afternoons will range from 11 to 14C north to south.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The childhood friends saw the movie weekend after weekend upon its original release, and later spent afternoons attempting the stunts in a 7-Eleven parking lot while blasting its soundtrack on a boom box.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

In the basement of St. Boniface Church in Anaheim on weekday afternoons and weekend mornings in the mid-1990s, my sister, about 20 other teenagers and I learned about the tenets of our faith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I’m here on Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays. And”—she sized them up—“I’m a little older than you guys.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste


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