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
Dallas North Tollway Sporadic daytime and overnight closures will occur for roadway repairs on the DNT starting Monday evening.
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Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Run-ins with snakes are especially common during warm days, both in the daytime and in the evenings, according to park officials.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s meteor sighting comes only four days after a separate daytime fireball was seen — and heard — across northeastern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Ahead, shop our selection of bachelorette-ready outfits, curated to carry you effortlessly from breezy daytime hikes to nights of revelry in style.
—Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
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Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Run-ins with snakes are especially common during warm days, both in the daytime and in the evenings, according to park officials.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s meteor sighting comes only four days after a separate daytime fireball was seen — and heard — across northeastern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Ahead, shop our selection of bachelorette-ready outfits, curated to carry you effortlessly from breezy daytime hikes to nights of revelry in style.
—Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daytime
Noun
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Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, was last trading near $103 a barrel, up about 3% for the day.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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When the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Then, in a rare daylight attack, more than 550 drones were launched at targets throughout the country, including in the far western city of Lviv, which has experienced relatively few attacks since the 2022 invasion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Long before Minneapolis, with its broad-daylight slayings of American civilians, the worst-case scenarios had yet to materialize.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Southerly sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 25 mph on Saturday and lowest afternoon and evening humidity of 15 to 25% Friday and Saturday.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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One resident was injured and about 150 others were displaced after a motel fire in White Settlement on Thursday afternoon, officials said in a Facebook post.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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