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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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Friday will feel cooler across central and southern areas of England and south Wales with a brief spell of rain in the morning, followed by sunny spells into the afternoon.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Altman explained in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Thursday afternoon why the company decided to release a new model with this level of uncertainty and risk.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

On a brilliant August afternoon, retired architect Tyler Smith hops into his “beach car”— a dented and sandy RAV4 with 130,000 miles on it—and maneuvers onto a grassy farm road on Martha’s Vineyard’s south shore.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The northbound Glendale Freeway was closed briefly for a small brush fire Wednesday afternoon while, to the south, fire crews battled a blaze in Orange County that quickly consumed more than 200 acres.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

“I've got math tutoring this summer, OK? I have it later this afternoon, and I didn’t do the problems I was supposed to.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

European authorities issued health warnings, battled wildfires and urged people to avoid outdoor activities during afternoons.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Premium services like NFL Sunday Ticket, which carries all out-of-market games on Sunday afternoons, start at $240 a year and can exceed $500 in some configurations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

I find myself reaching for the stovetop version after long afternoons at the lake and the baked version on the first truly cold weekends of fall.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

On those chill afternoons when the sky was like lead and the clouds were racing, we stayed in the library, banking huge fires to keep warm.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt



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