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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Unprovoked broad daylight Seattle stabbing caught on video Francisco Garcia was charged with first-degree assault, a felony that carries up to life in prison as a maximum sentence if convicted, and detectives were still investigating.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Fall is here, and that means the end of daylight saving time in 2025 is just around the corner.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Temperatures will range from 66 to 75 degrees Mid-round delays are possible, especially during the afternoon four-ball session.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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By Wednesday afternoon, DHS appears to have taken down the Von-offending video.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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