as in day
the hours of light between one night and the next it's a lot easier to find your way through a strange neighborhood in the daytime

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Recent Examples of daytime The store will highlight the fall ’25 collection that features sportswear, ready-to-wear, daytime, eveningwear and outerwear. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025 Pair it with sneakers and layer a T-shirt on top for a chic daytime look, or put on a sweater and boots as the seasons transition to fall and winter weather. Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025 There’s live entertainment and elevated hospitality and culinary offerings for daytime and late-night dining. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025 People in this group who experienced daytime impairments didn’t complain of any sleep difficulties, however. Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daytime
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Noun
  • Islamabad — Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared in recent days with the exchange of deadly gunfire between the neighbors that has stoked fears of a wider conflict.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Her 107-day run was the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Legislative efforts to make daylight saving time permanent have made progress, but none have crossed the finish line in Congress.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • WisDOT recommends drivers operate at a safe speed, eliminate distractions, use high beams as daylight transitions to dusk and make sure everyone is buckled up.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Continue down the road toward Valldemossa, stopping in the town for a late-afternoon treat named coca de patata, a soft bun made with potato flour, from Ca’n Molinas.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In the afternoon, the air from the windows is so soft and gentle.
    Joële Walinga, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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