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as in daytime
the hours of light between one night and the next
during the day, we like to go play ball in the park
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as in morning
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
at the break of day I was relieved to realize that I had survived another night in the wilderness
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Recent Examples of day
Two unknown actors named Gerome Ragni and James Rado would channel the day into writing a play called Hair.
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Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Police say a mass shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday allegedly began with a disagreement between two coworkers the day before.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The Head-to-Toe Neutral Outfit While summer is all about color, monochrome looks are just what the mood calls for some days.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 July 2025
The company says that distribution agreements (Envoy will have a linear component launching later this month in addition to its streaming effort) as well as talent deals will be announced in the coming days and weeks.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Police say a mass shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday allegedly began with a disagreement between two coworkers the day before.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The Head-to-Toe Neutral Outfit While summer is all about color, monochrome looks are just what the mood calls for some days.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 July 2025
The company says that distribution agreements (Envoy will have a linear component launching later this month in addition to its streaming effort) as well as talent deals will be announced in the coming days and weeks.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for day
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Each piece is versatile enough for daytime touring and evening events and packs easily into a carry-on bag.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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Portland, Oregon, for example, began enforcing a new daytime camping ban in July 2024.—
Stephen Przybylinski,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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The film, Variety reported, will be playing in about 300 theaters nationwide and a wider expansion — at least for the time being — seems to be out of the cards.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Vogue: When was the last time each of you saw Black Swan?—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
15 Aug. 2025
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James Gunn has been teasing some sort of Superman sequel in various interviews and on social, but the studio gave us a major clue during an earnings call on Thursday morning.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The morning weather report comes from four people around the Alleghenies; a regular listener also sends dispatches from a mountain in Taiwan.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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United’s worst finish of the Premier League era last season leaves little margin for error.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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The music of the era, all of that was joyful, to go back to an increasingly rare art form with the digitization of everything now.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Aug. 2025
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The team can tailor meals according to guests’ preferences, from sunrise breakfasts in the garden to intimate candlelit dinners.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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When is the Venus-Jupiter pairing? Venus and Jupiter are making their close approaches to one another and will shine brightly to the east before sunrise throughout August, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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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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Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Buccaneers is another period drama, with all the lovely costumes, set around the same time as The Gilded Age, but across the pond in England.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The event didn’t sustain any real drop in quality or reach, but has rather been a victim, like other summer festivals, of the tightening grip the fall period has on our industry.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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