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by the day

idiom

: as each day passes
things are getting better by the day.

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The holiday season means parties, dinners, and gatherings of all kind, and the reasons to cook and plan seem to grow by the day (or at least with every invitation in the inbox). Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025 If your holiday shopping list is growing longer by the day, don’t stress. Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025 The new couple’s relationship appears to be heating up by the day. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025 Bombs were already falling in Palestine, the death toll mounting by the day. Ismail Ibrahim, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by the day

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“By the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20day. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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