afternoon

noun

ˌaf-tər-ˈnün How to pronounce afternoon (audio)
Definition of afternoonnext
as in evening
a later period of one's life literary fame did not arrive until the afternoon of her life

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Recent Examples of afternoon This was my introduction, on a hot Tuesday afternoon, to Shimamoto’s peerless ramen. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 The football team surrounded his family, including his mother, who attended the football game where Barnett had collapsed that afternoon. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 The National Weather Service says there's a risk of rip currents at beaches along Lake Michigan through late Sunday afternoon. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026 As of Sunday afternoon local time, 2,715 people had been injured, Nepali police said. — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for afternoon
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  1. evening
  2. age
  3. autumn
  4. twilight
Noun
  • After this evening’s deadline, there will still be some significant leagues at play in the transfer market.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Outer bands of the storm could be seen by early evening on the National Weather Service radar in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of evening
Noun
  • Influencers come in all races, ages, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds, genders, and occupations.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Her husband of nearly 58 years, businessman Carl Dean, died at age 82 on March 3, 2025.
    — Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of age
Noun
  • Hodgkinson will officially join the Hay Festival team in the autumn.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Dunkin' is celebrating the arrival of autumn by giving coffee fans a free treat.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of autumn
Noun
  • But there have also been many mid-30s former All-Stars who couldn’t muster anything remotely close to greatness during their twilight tours with the Heat.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
  • All of that and more makes for an enticing season ahead, and a lot to wonder about, with the 2026 Chiefs … and their capacity to add more luster to Arrowhead’s legacy in its twilight years.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of twilight

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“Afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afternoon. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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