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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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.
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Swiftly and amicably renewing the agreement under which Japan hosts U.S. troops would send a strong signal to other Asian countries, and to Beijing, that there is little daylight between Washington and Tokyo.
—Chang Che, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2021
The winter solstice is the day each year that has the shortest period of daylight between sunrise and sunset, and therefore the longest night.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
The theory goes that a coach can manipulate the clock at the end of the second quarter to create an extra possession (or limit one), then get the ball to start the second half and put daylight between itself and an opponent.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Swiftly and amicably renewing the agreement under which Japan hosts U.S. troops would send a strong signal to other Asian countries, and to Beijing, that there is little daylight between Washington and Tokyo.
—Chang Che, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2021
The winter solstice is the day each year that has the shortest period of daylight between sunrise and sunset, and therefore the longest night.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
The theory goes that a coach can manipulate the clock at the end of the second quarter to create an extra possession (or limit one), then get the ball to start the second half and put daylight between itself and an opponent.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Daylight between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20between. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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