daylight between

idiom

: 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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Thom Reilly, a professor of public affairs at Arizona State University, says there’s little policy daylight between Grijalva and Foxx. Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 15 July 2025 And unlike other young, upstart candidates, there is little ideological daylight between Foxx and her chief rival, Grijalva. Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025 The suggestion by anyone that there was any daylight between the FBI and DOJ leadership on this memo's composition and release is patently false. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025 In the eyes of the public, there may be little daylight between the two. Alexandra Mendoza, Mercury News, 14 July 2025 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 25 Jul. 2025.

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