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Sims also did the Daily News Golden Gloves on MSG, the 1988 Seoul Olympics for NBC, and don’t forget his long-running radio gig (1989-93) doing middays at WFAN with Ed Coleman.—Tony Paige, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025 At midday on Wednesday, Delta shares were up about 6.%.—Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 At midday Wednesday, following China’s tariff boost, the White House increased levies on imports from China to 125 percent.—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025 The fire department in Naypyidaw said the woman was successfully pulled from the rubble 91 hours after being buried when the building collapsed in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit midday Friday.—David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midday
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of midday was
before the 12th century
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