as in day
the hours of light between one night and the next
it's a lot easier to find your way through a strange neighborhood in the daytime
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Recent Examples of daytime
The daytime high at San Diego International Airport is forecast to reach 73 on Tuesday, 75 on Wednesday, 73 on Thursday, 72 on Friday and 68 on Saturday.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
The colors were varied and balanced, and daytime scenes looked satisfyingly bright.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Australia has abandoned the daytime and gone nocturnal.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Star Jacqueline MacInnes Wood is reflecting on one impactful storyline that helped keep the show (by some metrics) the most popular drama on daytime.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
The colors were varied and balanced, and daytime scenes looked satisfyingly bright.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Australia has abandoned the daytime and gone nocturnal.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Star Jacqueline MacInnes Wood is reflecting on one impactful storyline that helped keep the show (by some metrics) the most popular drama on daytime.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for daytime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daytime
Noun
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Data obtained from the license plates cannot be held for more than 21 days unless there is an active criminal investigation, officials said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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The company sent two Falcon 9 rockets soaring, first from Florida before sunrise on Tuesday (April 14), and then from California after sunset the same day (by local time zone).—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The New York Times reported that Cardinella convinced jail officials to spare his life for one additional hour because of daylight saving time.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The shot of the sun, as it slowly and then completely disappears behind the moon, takes up the top half of the 58-foot-tall screen, while the shot of the Maine landscape, dipping from daylight to mid-day darkness and back again, sits below.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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At his first court appearance Thursday afternoon, Fiapoto pleaded not guilty and insisted on a fast preliminary hearing, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Mac Wilkins stepped into the discus ring that afternoon in a state of bewilderment.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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