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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
The heist – a brazen, seven-minute daylight raid on the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery – captured the world’s attention after thieves escaped with jewels worth tens of millions.
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Eighteen states have passed bills opting to adopt daylight saving time as the permanent standard time, but the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Be Sympathetic In the days following daylight saving time, try to be more forgiving if your child is throwing extra temper tantrums or seems to be particularly frustrated or emotional.
—Dina Roth Port, Parents, 28 Oct. 2025
However, some states don’t participate in daylight saving time.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Eighteen states have passed bills opting to adopt daylight saving time as the permanent standard time, but the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Be Sympathetic In the days following daylight saving time, try to be more forgiving if your child is throwing extra temper tantrums or seems to be particularly frustrated or emotional.
—Dina Roth Port, Parents, 28 Oct. 2025
However, some states don’t participate in daylight saving time.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylight
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The damaging winds are expected to gradually subside across Jamaica, but it is advised to remain in a safe shelter until sunrise.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Baccarat chandeliers add a touch of drama, while 270-degree views stretch from the sunrise over the Atlantic to the sun setting behind the Miami skyline.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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Syndicated Disney daytime stalwart Live!—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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Two such showers occur each year, one around this time at night, and one during the daytime in June, which tend not to be visible.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the film, the pair star as young couple Grace and Jackson, who move from New York City to Jackson’s hometown in Montana and become parents, as Grace struggles to maintain her sanity after giving birth.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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After touring for 30 years, LeAnn Rimes has learned a thing or two about maintaining her sanity on the road.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Su told Fortune that Brockman’s insistence on thinking big was essential to making the deal—which sent AMD’s stock soaring 24% the day it was announced.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The news comes a week after the school fired football head coach Brian Kelly and then former athletic director Scott Woodward a few days later.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Familial pairs choose the experimental merge for a variety of reasons, including a mother with Alzheimer’s linking her mind with her daughter; teenage brothers, one terminally ill; a man and his pregnant fiancée; a father and his addict daughter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In Hoyer’s mind, the Tokyo Series represented the culmination of the organization’s long-running efforts to establish connections in Nippon Professional Baseball, highlight the Cubs as a brand overseas and turn Chicago into a destination for Japanese players.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Both of these fanciful descriptions evoke qualities that, at the dawn of my own delinquent years of exile, must have resonated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Start at dawn to have the trail to yourself.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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His body was found with four shots to the back and head in November 1990 in Dixie County.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That was also Payton’s first season as an NFL head coach in New Orleans.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the end, McGovern included clips from early morning airport chaos, rain on the Hawaiian beaches, the aftermath of a bloody lip and plenty of screaming and crying.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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There is also a yoga pavilion and pilates studio next to the spa; complimentary group classes are typically held in the morning.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daylight. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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