1
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 changing declination also defines the daily arc that the sun takes across the sky, thereby accounting for the length of daylight.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
These lamps emit bright light that’s meant to mimic daylight and have been proven to improve depression symptoms in people with seasonal affective disorder (also known as SAD).
—Jamie Ballard, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025
Photo : Brian Rawlins/Desert Views Photography Skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows provide tons of daylight.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
Californians will experience more daylight in the evening and less in the morning.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
These lamps emit bright light that’s meant to mimic daylight and have been proven to improve depression symptoms in people with seasonal affective disorder (also known as SAD).
—Jamie Ballard, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025
Photo : Brian Rawlins/Desert Views Photography Skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows provide tons of daylight.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
Californians will experience more daylight in the evening and less in the morning.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylight
Noun
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Part of a Benjamin Moore paint warehouse in Lewisville, Texas, collapsed amid powerful winds just before sunrise, CNN affiliate KTVT reported.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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Four planets are expected to be visible right before sunrise in late August 2025, according to NASA.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Photo mode enables daytime wide and tele photography, object tracking, and Sun or Moon tracking.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2025
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Berton al Vista will be the hotel’s fine dining restaurant, Bianca Bistrot, the casual daytime restaurant located in the garden; two bars will be located in the library and on the rooftop affording views over the countryside and of the streets of the White City.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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For his sanity, Gates was convinced his processes were good processes.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The film, about a young woman’s search for sanity after leaving a psychiatric hospital, will premiere in the festival’s new Berlinale Perspectives section dedicated to first features.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump defends tariffs Trump defended a new round of tariffs and signaled more were coming as stock markets plummeted for the second day in response to the trade war.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
5 Mar. 2025
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And The Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA earned over $5,000 across three shows in a single day (even though it was booked with just 10 days’ notice).—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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Every story includes a WhatsApp link to text Waterson, and his phone buzzes through the night with neighborhood gossip and whatever else is on Londoners’ minds.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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When people think of Tiger Woods progeny on the golf course, everyone's minds immediately go to his son, Charlie.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2025
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Abstaining from all food and drink from dusk until dawn can make working out more challenging than usual, but with the right tweaks, training doesn’t need to feel like a chore.—
Devinder Bains,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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Notification to test in the morning must be completed before the start of afternoon activities, and notification to test in the afternoon must be completed within an hour after afternoon activities end.—
Jayna Bardahl,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The rapper, whose real name was Ronnie Sibley, was killed in the shooting on Monday morning along with his 5-year-old daughter, R’mani Sibley, who was found in her father’s car.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daylight. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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