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 North American monarch butterfly also migrates over long distances using a single star as a compass, but that star is the sun, as the insect only flies during daytime.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Bass implemented the curfew after mostly peaceful daytime protests against recent ICE raids turned more destructive, with several stores looted.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 June 2025
Lately, she's been more known for co-hosting The View (2007–2014) and her own daytime talk show, Sherri (2022–present).
—EW.com, 18 June 2025
Rather than lease it out, the team opened The Kitchen at Priest Ranch, a casual daytime café that also serves as an event space and culinary lab.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Bass implemented the curfew after mostly peaceful daytime protests against recent ICE raids turned more destructive, with several stores looted.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 June 2025
Lately, she's been more known for co-hosting The View (2007–2014) and her own daytime talk show, Sherri (2022–present).
—EW.com, 18 June 2025
Rather than lease it out, the team opened The Kitchen at Priest Ranch, a casual daytime café that also serves as an event space and culinary lab.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daytime
Noun
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On the afternoon of March 25, 2024 — the same day Combs' homes were raided in Miami and Los Angeles — Paul was arrested by local police at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Don't store them on your counter longer than one or two days.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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This daylight fireball on Thursday could be a member of the Beta Taurid meteor shower, which includes meteors that are rarely seen and are typically active from late June to early July, peaking around June 25, said Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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Daytime temperatures may reach 97 degrees on Saturday, with a peak afternoon heat index of 106, according to the National Weather Service.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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And the forecast calls for a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms this Sunday afternoon along the same route in Fort Lauderdale, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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