of the day

phrase

1
: served in a restaurant as a special item on a particular day
What's the vegetable of the day?
Our soup of the day is vegetable beef.
2
: of a particular period of time
What were some of the popular movies of the day?
We read old newspapers to learn of the important issues of the day.

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Barrington Drive is quiet for most of the day with only light traffic. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026 Aitken visited several times over the course of a year—in all four seasons and at all hours of the day—to capture video footage of the natural landscape. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Nov. 2026 The road’s not going to be closed for the entire duration of the day. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 Senate Republicans backed Thune for another two years as leader by acclamation, or without opposition, after meeting behind closed doors in the Old Senate Chamber for much of the day. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for of the day

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“Of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20day. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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