of the day
idiom
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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By the end of the day, Fields had thrown for a season-high 283 yards, the fifth most in his career, but most of them came in the fourth quarter with the game already out of hand.
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
To Alverno students like Dainaca Wentland, 31, the news of the day care sale — and the pending changes — was challenging.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
That’s wheely impressive Number of the day 2 That’s roughly how many weeks remain until WIC could run out of money due to the government shutdown, according to the National WIC Association.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Once removed from the packaging, the mattress quickly came to life and seemed to be fully expanded by the end of the day.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
To Alverno students like Dainaca Wentland, 31, the news of the day care sale — and the pending changes — was challenging.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
That’s wheely impressive Number of the day 2 That’s roughly how many weeks remain until WIC could run out of money due to the government shutdown, according to the National WIC Association.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Once removed from the packaging, the mattress quickly came to life and seemed to be fully expanded by the end of the day.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20day. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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