1
as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
daylight was just breaking when we stumbled out of bed
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2
as in daytime
the hours of light between one night and the next
there isn't a lot of daylight left, so we'd better get home soon
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3
as in sanity
daylights plural
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
nearly terrified the daylights out of him with that scream
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Recent Examples of daylight
Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
That's unlikely to put up much of a fight with daylight or strong overhead lighting, but the Full HD big-screen visuals should come alive in a darkened space.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
With daylight savings varying around the globe, Severance releases on different days in each time zone.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The forecast provider's warned the threat level will persist until after daylight hours Saturday making the situation tremendously dangerous.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
That's unlikely to put up much of a fight with daylight or strong overhead lighting, but the Full HD big-screen visuals should come alive in a darkened space.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
With daylight savings varying around the globe, Severance releases on different days in each time zone.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The forecast provider's warned the threat level will persist until after daylight hours Saturday making the situation tremendously dangerous.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylight
Noun
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For those lucky enough to view it, the moon's positioning will produce a sun that appears as a crescent at sunrise.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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One hour before sunrise, seven planets will be strung out across the sky from east to west, starting with Mercury and Jupiter very low to the eastern horizon.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Studies show that in a broad sense, quality sleep is important to health, including giving the best chance of having decreased hunger in the daytime and improving BMR.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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What daytime visitors miss is a seasonal after-hours spectacle in the form of hundreds of glowing fireflies rising from the forest floor and illuminating to attract mates.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In honor of the movie celebrating its 15th release anniversary on Feb. 19, here's everything to know about the psychological thriller and what that chilling final line signified about the main character’s sanity.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Bringing sanity and common sense and throwing it in the faces of the nasty legacy media.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Unsurprisingly, Jason shows up late, having instead spent the day drinking in a bar.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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As the day progressed, the protests cascaded around the country outside Tesla locations in major cities such as Washington, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Seattle, as well as in towns in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Colorado.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Keep in mind that power lines that are laying on the ground may be live.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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If the issue isn’t fully resolved, take a break and return to it later with a clearer mind.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While the reserve’s native birds are most active during dawn and dusk, there’s still a wealth of local species that can be encountered in broad daylight.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Be especially cautious at dawn and dusk, when alligators are more active.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Newsweek contacted Tesla and the Wisconsin Department of Justice for comment by email on Sunday morning.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Spending the morning of game day with her, and just being, like, inspired by her and everything, and then all these people coming out here, wanting to see her, all of our teammates wanting to see her ...—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daylight. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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