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 current prices are roughly on par with traditional tour operators who charge between 25,000 Kenyan shillings ($194) and 35,000 Kenyan shillings ($270) for a seven-passenger daytime game drive in Nairobi National Park, but operators fear the apps could lower prices as the service grows.
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Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That lists the top 250 shows of the week regardless of time of day (primetime, daytime and late night are all together) or origin — broadcast, cable, and even live streaming.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
With higher daytime temps than at mountainside sites in Napa, Titus relies on daily afternoon winds that come up the valley to offer a cooling effect to prevent over-ripeness.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
Nobody has any business being out there gardening in the daytime.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That lists the top 250 shows of the week regardless of time of day (primetime, daytime and late night are all together) or origin — broadcast, cable, and even live streaming.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
With higher daytime temps than at mountainside sites in Napa, Titus relies on daily afternoon winds that come up the valley to offer a cooling effect to prevent over-ripeness.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
Nobody has any business being out there gardening in the daytime.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for daytime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daytime
Noun
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Hanke recommends allowing the peso to float for around 60 days, enabling market forces to determine its actual worth in terms of dollars.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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In cases of a head coach change, student-athletes will have a 15-day consecutive window beginning five days after a new coach is hired or announced.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Members of Congress have tried and failed to ban daylight saving time in recent years.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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The mechanisms that enable governance—the testing methods, risk summaries, and conditions under which systems are allowed or delayed—deserve daylight.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Williams — joined by family members, current and past KU coaches, players and support staff — on Tuesday afternoon cut the ribbon on the room that bears his name.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the afternoon, the reenactors staged the Battle of Bunker Hill all over again, for the Sunday crowd.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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