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 aforementioned rights deals have been made following the bankruptcy of Merit Street Media, the media company founded by former daytime TV personality Phil McGraw, who had secured a chunk of PBR rights for the venture. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 July 2025 Chewing damage is your first hint night-feeding larva are present but hiding below during the daytime. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025 The former co-hosts are currently up against fellow daytime hosts Drew Barrymore, Kelly Clarkson, Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa, and Jennifer Hudson. Rachel McRady, People.com, 14 July 2025 How Trees Cool Cities In daytime, trees help reduce temperature by blocking solar radiation while water evaporation and foliage alters the airflow. Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for daytime
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Noun
  • The news comes the same day that a rep for his family told Entertainment Weekly that Blackstock, 48, had died of cancer.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • It's intended to create a haven at home that people can escape to for renewal at the end of a long day.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When does daylight saving time end in 2025? In 2025, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Innocent lives were taken in broad daylight in a place where people should feel safe to run their everyday errands and to live their everyday lives.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Spending around an hour and a half there, Barca then announced its disciplinary measures in the afternoon in Catalonia.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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