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as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
daylight was just breaking when we stumbled out of bed
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as in daytime
the hours of light between one night and the next
there isn't a lot of daylight left, so we'd better get home soon
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as in sanity
daylights plural
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
nearly terrified the daylights out of him with that scream
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Recent Examples of daylight
That part of you which wakes up a little earlier, to catch the first break of daylight over the Smokies; which pushes a little harder to climb that rock wall, puts down the phone and instead considers the simple wonder of a 200-year-old oak tree.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 June 2026
As soon as daylight saving time hits, like clockwork, my once borderline obsessive need to have perfectly pristine floors, windows, walls, and closets is thrown to the wayside.
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Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
The Summer Solstice marks the longest daylight of the year.
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Mary Ours,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Yes, lack of daylight was deadly, but ALAN was just as bad.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 June 2026
As soon as daylight saving time hits, like clockwork, my once borderline obsessive need to have perfectly pristine floors, windows, walls, and closets is thrown to the wayside.
—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
The Summer Solstice marks the longest daylight of the year.
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Mary Ours,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Yes, lack of daylight was deadly, but ALAN was just as bad.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for daylight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylight
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It was broadcast live by English Heritage on YouTube, allowing skywatchers around the world to follow the sunrise remotely.
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Today will see 15 hours and 4 minutes between sunrise and sunset.
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Park officials have warned visitors to avoid the Inner Canyon during peak daytime hours because of extreme temperatures.
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Avoid heat-producing appliances during daytime and rotate fans counter-clockwise to cut your energy bill.
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Dan has been a beacon of sanity in Congress for Democrats — a person with deep convictions and powerful ethics — giving him credibility on the hardest international issues of the day.
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Thank you for your daily dose of sanity each morning.
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Bass was in Ghana on a diplomatic trip when the deadly inferno spread amid extraordinarily high Santa Ana winds that forecasters had warned about for days.
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Its summer program is built as a four or five-day series, with each two-hour session focused on a theme like pastry-making or global flavors.
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Regardless, not every player is drafted with stardom in mind.
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The Virgo moon offers opportunities to share what’s on your mind with others.
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But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014.
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Greenspan helped define modern American capitalism from the final years of the Cold War era through the dawn of the digital age.
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The Scorpio moon fills your head with future plans for creative expansion.
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Wilson joins a Bulls team that has signaled a full rebuild this summer, installing a new head coach and front office before the draft.
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Starting at age 10, kids can also sign up as counselors-in-training, helping younger campers in the morning and taking classes with their own age group in the afternoon.
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According to Dominguez, her husband called Sunday morning to report he and other detainees were being moved due to the fires.
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“Daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daylight. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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