daylight between

phrase

: distance or difference between (people or things)
They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.
The team has won five straight games to put some daylight between themselves and their nearest rivals.

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There seems to be some daylight between Smith and Armstrong Williams, another co-owner of the Sun. Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026 The findings are fueling debate within Republican circles over electability, with some in the MAGA wing arguing there is little daylight between Cornyn and Paxton in a general election. Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026 Nor is there much daylight between its platform and that of such centrist enterprises as the Abundance movement, which calls for prosperity through deregulation. Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Best picture is a true-to-form two-film race with no daylight between them. Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daylight between

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“Daylight between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20between. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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