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 animal was seen walking through residential areas during the daytime and was moving from areas north of the Payette River toward more densely populated areas, officials said.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026
Morning or daytime sessions support your circadian rhythm because red light is mitochondrially stimulating and late-night use can disrupt sleep.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Since breaking out as a wide-eyed teenager on the CBS daytime soap Guiding Light and the NBC period family drama American Dreams over two decades ago, Snow has made a career out of playing women whose beauty belies the storm of emotions brewing beneath the surface.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Through a telescope, watching the jagged, unlit edge of the lunar crescent slowly consume the brilliant white disk of Venus against a blue daytime sky is an unforgettable sight.
—Jules-Pierre Malartre, Space.com, 17 June 2026
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026
Morning or daytime sessions support your circadian rhythm because red light is mitochondrially stimulating and late-night use can disrupt sleep.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Since breaking out as a wide-eyed teenager on the CBS daytime soap Guiding Light and the NBC period family drama American Dreams over two decades ago, Snow has made a career out of playing women whose beauty belies the storm of emotions brewing beneath the surface.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Through a telescope, watching the jagged, unlit edge of the lunar crescent slowly consume the brilliant white disk of Venus against a blue daytime sky is an unforgettable sight.
—Jules-Pierre Malartre, Space.com, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daytime
Noun
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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.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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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.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Noun
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The moon passes directly in front of Venus during a rare daylight occultation on June 17, 2026, creating one of the month's most unusual and technically challenging skywatching events.—
Jules-Pierre Malartre,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Noun
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At least two people were wounded in a shooting at a Pomona apartment complex on Thursday afternoon.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Police performing a welfare check found the prolific hitmaker, whose real name is Brytavious Chambers, unresponsive in his Martin Street apartment in Nashville on Thursday afternoon, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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