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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Again, not much daylight between the two groups on this one.
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Russia signaled that Moscow intends to slow-walk any peace deal with Ukraine, showing some daylight between the Kremlin and Trump’s intentions to end the war.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
When there’s daylight between the marketing and the mission?
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
There is no daylight between the house Republicans, the House, and the president on maximum transparency.
—NBC news, 27 July 2025
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Russia signaled that Moscow intends to slow-walk any peace deal with Ukraine, showing some daylight between the Kremlin and Trump’s intentions to end the war.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
When there’s daylight between the marketing and the mission?
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
There is no daylight between the house Republicans, the House, and the president on maximum transparency.
—NBC news, 27 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for daylight between
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“Daylight between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20between. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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