daily

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adjective

dai·​ly ˈdā-lē How to pronounce daily (audio)
1
a
: occurring, made, or acted upon every day
daily needs
b
: issued every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
c
: of or providing for every day
a daily schedule
2
a
: reckoned by the day
average daily wage
b
: covering the period of or based on a day
daily statistics

daily

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adverb

1
: every day
2
: every weekday

daily

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noun

plural dailies
1
: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday
2
British, old-fashioned : a servant who works on a daily basis
3
dailies plural : the first prints of a movie showing the scenes that are filmed each day : rush sense 6

Examples of daily in a Sentence

Adjective It has changed every aspect of daily life. I started eating healthier and added exercise to my daily routine. daily activities such as eating breakfast and washing your face There's not enough water to meet the daily needs of the city's people. She reads the daily paper each morning. Their average daily wage is only five dollars. She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine. Noun the city's two largest dailies hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience. USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024 Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024 The carrier is also launching, beginning on Monday, daily flight service between the cities of Les Cayes, in the south of Haiti, and Cap-Haïtien. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024 However, people might not turn to eggs as a way to protect their bone health—after all, eggs are not rich in calcium, containing just 24 milligrams, or about 2% of adults’ recommended daily intake. Sarah Garone, Health, 23 Mar. 2024 Saxe will work with Hubbard to facilitate the daily songwriting strategy of the company’s publishing and creative services roster. Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024 The code to make the chart showing D.C.’s daily temperature anomalies in 2024 can be found in this computational notebook. Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024 Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024
Adverb
All Sections Amusement Parks + Disneyland Get the latest news delivered daily! Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2024 Redway believes all hair types and textures can benefit from going without washing hair daily. Ana Morales, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2024 The team’s analysis revealed participants who consumed at least 3.53 ounces of whole eggs daily—about two large eggs—had significantly elevated BMD levels in their femurs and spines. Sarah Garone, Health, 23 Mar. 2024 What the protagonists go through — bombardment, food shortages, displacement — is eerily reminiscent of what most of the world sees daily on the nightly news. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024 The park will be open daily for spring break from March 23- April 7 at 2052 Entertainment Circle. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024 Consumption of fruits and vegetables is low among Americans with only one in 10 Americans eating enough fruits and vegetables daily, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024 The business had many customers visit daily and over tip to bring them business. Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024 Granted, that’s a lot of baggage to affix to a movie that spends a little less than 90 minutes showcasing Sweeney – who at this point seems to trend daily on social media – and unnerving opening-weekend audiences, in roughly that order. Brian Lowry, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Noun
Keep your sleep schedule the same daily: Go to bed and wake up around the same time, even on weekends. Sayaka Blickenderfer, Health, 16 Mar. 2024 Patients who are first enrolled in an opioid treatment program will visit the center daily. Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024 No less than five lawsuits are attempting to block the fee, including two legal challenges from neighboring New Jersey, where some 10% of the state’s workforce commutes into the city daily. Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024 How to grow vegetables from scraps The most important element for any garden is light, so pick a windowsill that receives at least eight hours of full sun daily. Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024 According to Ohio Department of Transportation spokesperson Kathleen Fuller, there are roughly 67,000 to 70,000 drivers on the lateral daily. The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2024 But the daily has been a lot of fun for me in the off-season, being able to come home to them. Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024 The book details how the rancher must patrol his property with an AK-47 daily to guard against drug runners. The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024 Williams has helmed the radio division since 2010 but now will add the commercial partnerships team — which works on retail, catalog and direct-to-consumer efforts — to her dailies. Marc Schneider, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of daily was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Daily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

daily

1 of 2 adjective
dai·​ly ˈdā-lē How to pronounce daily (audio)
1
a
: occurring, done, produced, or used every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
b
: of or relating to every day
daily visitor
2
: figured in terms of one day
daily wages
daily adverb

daily

2 of 2 noun
plural dailies
: a newspaper published every weekday

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