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
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) provides the following sleep recommendations to support optimal health, daytime alertness, and school performance in children:
Infants (4 to 12 months): 12 to 16 hours of sleep per 24 hours, including naps.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
However, there are some tasty specs on offer to help make movie nights pop, starting with the RGB triple-laser light source capable of putting out 3,000 ISO lumens for the potential of daytime viewing.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
Ripa's cell phone is, given recent developments, a hotbed of spicy activity in other ways, as the daytime TV icon rang in the holiday season by showing the Live audience a sneak peek at a nearly nude photo of Consuelos on her phone in November 2024.
—EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The potential for rain and snow returns Saturday with a 50% chance of precipitation, a daytime high near 40 and a low around 35 overnight.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
However, there are some tasty specs on offer to help make movie nights pop, starting with the RGB triple-laser light source capable of putting out 3,000 ISO lumens for the potential of daytime viewing.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
Ripa's cell phone is, given recent developments, a hotbed of spicy activity in other ways, as the daytime TV icon rang in the holiday season by showing the Live audience a sneak peek at a nearly nude photo of Consuelos on her phone in November 2024.
—EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The potential for rain and snow returns Saturday with a 50% chance of precipitation, a daytime high near 40 and a low around 35 overnight.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daytime
Noun
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Perhaps the irony over the next 10 days will prove to be that Carlo Ancelotti’s pressure-proof stars cannot get the job done over this far more vulnerable foe.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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If one of them has an appointment, then the day before and after is off limits for a visit.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Californians will experience more daylight in the evening and less in the morning.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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The footage shows the large-mouthed, many-toothed fish swimming toward daylight off the coast of the Spanish island of Tenerife.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The small commuter aircraft carrying nine passengers and one pilot took off from Unalakleet on Thursday afternoon before disappearing.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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He was scheduled to work Friday afternoon but didn’t show up, co-worker Emmanuel Pichardo told the Daily News.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daytime. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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