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
Wind chills during the daytime this weekend will be mainly at or below zero due to gusts up to 50 mph on Saturday and gusts up to 30 mph on Sunday.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Peak daytime temps are expected to surge into the upper 70s across South Texas, with a chance of a few spots hitting 80 degrees late Friday afternoon.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
Ahmed Fareed, who was going to anchor daytime coverage, will replace Melvin in Italy.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
How to Watch the 2026 Winter Olympics US viewers will be able to catch all of the action on NBC and Peacock, with plenty of daytime programming due to the six-hour time difference between Milan and Eastern Standard Time.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Peak daytime temps are expected to surge into the upper 70s across South Texas, with a chance of a few spots hitting 80 degrees late Friday afternoon.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
Ahmed Fareed, who was going to anchor daytime coverage, will replace Melvin in Italy.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
How to Watch the 2026 Winter Olympics US viewers will be able to catch all of the action on NBC and Peacock, with plenty of daytime programming due to the six-hour time difference between Milan and Eastern Standard Time.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daytime
Noun
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Kaley watched an average of four minutes and 9 seconds of videos recommended by YouTube’s autoplay feature per day, Li said.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Doyle says the lookout’s closure had cut business at Christina’s Cafe to three or four customers per day, killing her profit margin.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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However, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 allows states to choose whether to participate in daylight saving.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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Best Thing to Watch on TV today These Games have been pretty easy to follow on television because of the time difference, with pretty much anything worth watching happening during the daylight hours.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Even the winter sun seemed to recognize the gravity of the moment, breaking through the clouds to illuminate the private dining room for the entirety of that historic afternoon.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Police were dispatched to the White House official’s address that afternoon after a witness reported a suspicious person.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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