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The daylong event includes historic interpreters, living history tutorials, local historical societies, a yelling contest and more.—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 June 2026 The drug showed signs of being clinically effective too, though Yaden is not yet fully sold on the idea that shorter-acting psychedelics can have the same therapeutic pop as a daylong trip on psilocybin.—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 The precautions, though not always adhered to, are reshaping social life in a country where weddings are typically vibrant, daylong celebrations bringing together hundreds of relatives, friends and well-wishers.—Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 The Mosaic Festival, which returns to History Park in San Jose on Saturday, takes it all and presents it as one daylong package.—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for daylong
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of daylong was
before the 12th century