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as in daytime
the hours of light between one night and the next
during the day, we like to go play ball in the park
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as in morning
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
at the break of day I was relieved to realize that I had survived another night in the wilderness
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Recent Examples of day
The closing sequence, where Scarpetta is chased through her home by the murderer, was filmed on the final day of shooting.
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Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Loading a single Very Large Crude Carrier, a class of supertanker built for long-haul oil transport, can take up to 10 days, Madani said.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Respond to Fire System Failures at Any Time Fire system issues can occur at any time of day.
—Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Check back for updates throughout the day.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Loading a single Very Large Crude Carrier, a class of supertanker built for long-haul oil transport, can take up to 10 days, Madani said.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Respond to Fire System Failures at Any Time Fire system issues can occur at any time of day.
—Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Check back for updates throughout the day.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for day
Noun
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The audience levels needed to generate enough ad revenue to support first-run programming in daytime no longer exists.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The clean, streamlined silhouette transitions effortlessly between casual daytime exploring and more elevated plans later in the evening, depending on your itinerary.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Questions and comments will be moderated, read, and answered as time allows.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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That divergence of opinion hasn’t provided a national consensus for a permanent time standard.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There were pre-dawn workouts, mid-morning core, mid-afternoon skills training and late-night shooting sessions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Plascencia was joined by a dozen SDSU players, and three from USD, on campus Tuesday morning for the Aztecs’ annual Pro Day.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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,
11 Mar. 2026
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Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Budapest is threatening to block a $103 billion loan to Ukraine unless Kyiv reactivates the Druzhba pipeline, a piece of Soviet-era infrastructure that has been out of service since it was damaged by a Russian attack in January.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Big Ten followed with nine, the ACC and Big 12 with eight apiece -- an unsurprising result in an era of massive conference expansion and NIL compensation drawing top players to the biggest spenders.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Best viewed near Brennecke’s Beach, east of the main lifeguard tower, dozens of turtles might appear, usually staying until sunrise.—
Ben Davidson,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Watch the sunrise over fishing boats at the Ponza harbor and the sunset from Le Forna.—
Kristina Kasparian,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton said officers responded after receiving reports that people were being shot in one of the classrooms in the university's business school building, Constant Hall.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Over the course of an afternoon, the women had become fast friends, in the way that can only happen between two people who are very angry about the same thing.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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But Adebayo delivered in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 points with the help of 9-of-12 shooting from the foul line in the final period.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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The oldest ice contained in Weißseespitze dates back roughly 6,000 years to the mid-Holocene, a warm period following the close of the last global ice age.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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