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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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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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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
The cleanup is scheduled to take place during daylight hours from Monday through Thursday at the GKN Aerospace campus in the 12000 block of Western Avenue.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
With daylight fading, the playoff was scheduled for Monday morning.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Long daylight hours in the wake of last week’s solstice, coupled with the rising on Monday, June 29, of the full Strawberry Moon in the south, may make aurora harder to see.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
An interior anti-reflective treatment minimizes glare in bright sun, and the glasses offer decent visibility in fading daylight.
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New Atlas,
24 June 2026
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
With daylight fading, the playoff was scheduled for Monday morning.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Long daylight hours in the wake of last week’s solstice, coupled with the rising on Monday, June 29, of the full Strawberry Moon in the south, may make aurora harder to see.
—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
An interior anti-reflective treatment minimizes glare in bright sun, and the glasses offer decent visibility in fading daylight.
—
New Atlas,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for daylight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylight
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The nonprofit and the Coastal Commission have drafted a public access management plan that states the land will be open from sunrise to sunset.
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Named for the rocky peak above it, the campground is surrounded by tall sandstone cliffs that appear red and orange during sunrise and sunset.
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Park officials have warned visitors to avoid the Inner Canyon during peak daytime hours because of extreme temperatures.
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Avoid heat-producing appliances during daytime and rotate fans counter-clockwise to cut your energy bill.
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Make room for summer fun—and keep your sanity—with this quick list of things to toss from your kids’ rooms before school’s out and chaos sets in.
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Your time, money and sanity are too precious to waste.
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Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and backup Daniil Tarasov will both be free agents in a matter of days, leaving Florida with a crucial hole — or net – to fill.
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But since reports linked the couple's big day to Madison Square Garden on July 3, new details have continued to emerge — from public permits and venue schedules to comments from teammates, city officials and the bride and groom.
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Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
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At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
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All singing and moving in three-quarters time at the halting dawn of the 20th century.
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The clock seemed to rewind 1,400 years as tenets established at the religion’s dawn—Sharia law—were formalized into the doctrine of Velayat-e Faqih, the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist.
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Use the ax head of a garden mattock to cut through the roots at the base of the stump.
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The debate usually comes to a head in the summer, when high inland temperatures send bigger crowds to the beach, sometimes straining the mood of residents who live there.
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Kyiv residents sheltering at a metro station during Russian air attacks, early on Thursday morning local time.
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Thomas Gross, and received the longest sentence at 100 years, was one of the speakers Wednesday morning.
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“Daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daylight. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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