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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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Participants were instructed to eat their peanuts in the morning or afternoon, but they could choose how to incorporate them into their daily routine.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The menus would be illustrated by hand, which sounds charming until you’ve spent an entire afternoon trying to get the shading right on a watercolor artichoke.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

One afternoon in April, a children's nursery worker approached her manager in a what she described as an hysterical state.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

She began cooking a day’s worth of meals at 8 a.m., or ordering takeout, to avoid the kitchen’s afternoon heat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

How many of us were there, that happy afternoon, who were soon to meet under very different circumstances!

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

About 100 years after the meal spanning weekend mornings and afternoons first gained popularity in America, brunch—a portmanteau originally coined in England in the late 19th century—has by no means disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Basin, while the afternoons see air over the chillier ocean water move inland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

It is hourly in the afternoons and the council said it had asked operators SPT if more frequents services were possible, but were told there was not enough demand to justify it.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Richard was also supposed to spend his afternoons making tinctures for Mother, but he almost never did.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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