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as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
daylight was just breaking when we stumbled out of bed
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as in daytime
the hours of light between one night and the next
there isn't a lot of daylight left, so we'd better get home soon
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as in sanity
daylights plural
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
nearly terrified the daylights out of him with that scream
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Recent Examples of daylight
What states are considering getting rid of daylight saving time?
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Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
The spring equinox creates roughly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night across the world.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
Melatonin is a hormone that is naturally produced by the body to help regulate the sleep-wake cycle; typically, its levels increase during darkness and decrease during daylight, mirroring natural human circadian rhythms.
—Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The northern lights are not visible during daylight hours.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
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Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
The spring equinox creates roughly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night across the world.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
Melatonin is a hormone that is naturally produced by the body to help regulate the sleep-wake cycle; typically, its levels increase during darkness and decrease during daylight, mirroring natural human circadian rhythms.
—Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The northern lights are not visible during daylight hours.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylight
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Team building began Friday at sunrise, when players gathered at the SDSU practice fields to begin nine weeks of winter workouts.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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New snow totals were expected after sunrise.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Like the Paris 2024 Games, the time difference between Milan and Eastern Daylight Time is six hours, meaning there will be plenty of daytime programming for North American viewers, both in primetime on NBC as well as on demand on Peacock.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Desert nights are exceptionally cool, so bring a puffy coat and a robe, even if daytime temps look comfortable.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Surprised, the team performed a sanity check—the researchers calculated heritability in the traditional way for twins born between 1900 and 1935, an era when rapid medical advances steadily curtailed premature death.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, accepting its finitude is a crucial step toward sanity, freedom, and happiness.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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The college reported a count of 8,364 students enrolled for academic credit on the 11th day of classes during the 2025 spring semester.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rooney went on record a few days earlier to say the door is open for a return.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The brainchild of Chris Roberts, the mind behind Wing Commander and Freelancer, Star Citizen is probably the most ambitious ongoing project in video games, having raised nearly one billion dollars in funding as of this writing.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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But for the mother-daughter pair, their minds were on Minneapolis and how federal agents have handled immigration enforcement.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since the dawn of time, English teachers have instructed students to avoid cliché.—
Katie Kadue,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The six-time Super Bowl champion head coach fell short of the 40 out of 50 votes needed for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Former Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich is considered a top candidate for the job, according to league and team sources.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Goodarzi’s arraignment, which was scheduled for Tuesday morning, was continued to Thursday, the DA’s office confirmed.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Her shining brown curls are carefully arranged each morning, tied up with pink ribbon, festooned with flowers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daylight. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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