daylight

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Recent Examples of daylight The heist – a brazen, seven-minute daylight raid on the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery – captured the world’s attention after thieves escaped with jewels worth tens of millions. Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025 Eighteen states have passed bills opting to adopt daylight saving time as the permanent standard time, but the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025 Be Sympathetic In the days following daylight saving time, try to be more forgiving if your child is throwing extra temper tantrums or seems to be particularly frustrated or emotional. Dina Roth Port, Parents, 28 Oct. 2025 However, some states don’t participate in daylight saving time. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daylight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylight
Noun
  • The challenge must begin at sunrise and be completed before sunset.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The City of London financial district at sunrise.
    Hugh Leask,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ascending from the horror underground, CBS daytime show The Talk covered theater-goers hurling at screenings.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In real life, Springsteen’s insistence on scaling back—with Landau’s support—may have saved his life, or at least his sanity.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Lawler, the best known of the young actors thanks to her breakout work in Station Eleven, brings welcome awkward humor, while Stack, with the series’ most complex character, conveys an uneasy grasp on sanity that the rest of the show isn’t really prepared to deal with.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On April 2, the president announced an initial tariff rate on China of 34 percent, which ballooned in subsequent days to 125 percent.
    Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Bagsmart Tech Organizer Nothing feels messier than cords tangled at the bottom of your bag mid-travel day, which is why this smart tech organizer never leaves my suitcase.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Of the respondents, 30% said having a conversation about family health history had never crossed their minds and 20% said their families don't talk about health openly.
    Renée Onque, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The future is at the forefront of your mind.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the ban, enthusiasts have continued to jump in secret, often at dawn or dusk to avoid detection.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The evening fades into dawn as Fifth Avenue shimmers in the early light, while a guest strolls home to the faint echo of laughter.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His body was found with four shots to the back and head in November 1990 in Dixie County.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That was also Payton’s first season as an NFL head coach in New Orleans.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This sleek propane fire pit pulls double duty as a stylish table for evening chats, s’mores nights, or crisp morning coffees.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics is slated to publish September inflation data on Friday morning, in spite of a government shutdown that has paralyzed federal reporting and has no end in sight.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daylight. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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