as in mind
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 daylights
Playing on parental fears, The Babadook has been scaring the daylights out of us for a solid decade now.
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Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylights
Noun
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Of the respondents, 30% said having a conversation about family health history had never crossed their minds and 20% said their families don't talk about health openly.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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The future is at the forefront of your mind.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In real life, Springsteen’s insistence on scaling back—with Landau’s support—may have saved his life, or at least his sanity.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Lawler, the best known of the young actors thanks to her breakout work in Station Eleven, brings welcome awkward humor, while Stack, with the series’ most complex character, conveys an uneasy grasp on sanity that the rest of the show isn’t really prepared to deal with.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Daylights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daylights. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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