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
Strongest winds expected over the northern Sacramento Valley west of Interstate 5 and humidity daytime minimum humidities of 10 to 15 percent.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Charleson played the iconic daytime character for nearly five decades, first stepping into the role in 1977, and the tears being shed for Monica by her closest friends and family members feel all too real.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
Style them with a cashmere sweater or blazer for daytime chic.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
The View provided the daily daytime home for Walters from 1997 to 2014.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Charleson played the iconic daytime character for nearly five decades, first stepping into the role in 1977, and the tears being shed for Monica by her closest friends and family members feel all too real.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
Style them with a cashmere sweater or blazer for daytime chic.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
The View provided the daily daytime home for Walters from 1997 to 2014.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daytime
Noun
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Defense Ministry figures suggest that May 2025 saw a highwater mark for Ukrainian drone attacks, with Moscow claiming to have shot down 3,611 craft at an average rate of 116 per day.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The President and his allies have also repeatedly asserted in recent days that Democrats are threatening to shut down the government to secure public money for undocumented migrants, despite the claim being widely debunked.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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To keep the room bright and inviting without veering into stark, Scott painted the walls and ceiling a sandy tone (Valspar Quill) that reads paler in the daylight.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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After struggling to find an inch of daylight all day at Allegiant Stadium, the Bears found tough yards on the ground in their game-winning drive.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Overseas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas enjoy some afternoon golf in Scotland and Michelle Monaghan hit up Paris Fashion Week.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dylan Cease, the talented but mercurial right-hander, will take the mound Wednesday afternoon with what figures to be a short leash.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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