daylight between
idiom
: distance or difference between (people or things)
They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.
The team has won five straight games to put some daylight between themselves and their nearest rivals.
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Driving the news: The Houston area will gain around 2 hours of daylight between today's spring equinox and the summer solstice on June 20, per NOAA's solar calculator.
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
The meeting with the White House comes as House and Senate Republicans still have a good deal of daylight between them on extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
In the competition for the final spot, there’s daylight between left-hander Kyle Harrison, right-hander Hayden Birdsong and everyone else.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
While most candidates had little daylight between their positions on how to move forward -- such as de-centering Washington, greater distance from consultants, investing in recruitment across the board, and being savvier about communication -- perhaps the most vocal critic of the party was Skoufis.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
The meeting with the White House comes as House and Senate Republicans still have a good deal of daylight between them on extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
In the competition for the final spot, there’s daylight between left-hander Kyle Harrison, right-hander Hayden Birdsong and everyone else.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
While most candidates had little daylight between their positions on how to move forward -- such as de-centering Washington, greater distance from consultants, investing in recruitment across the board, and being savvier about communication -- perhaps the most vocal critic of the party was Skoufis.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Daylight between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20between. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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