to the day
idiom
: to exactly a specified number of years
It's been 100 years to the day since their great discovery.
Soon after their wedding, almost a year to the day, they got divorced.
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The headlines coming into the game centered around Packers defensive end Micah Parsons making his return to AT&T Stadium after being traded away from the Cowboys exactly one month to the day prior.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Almost two years to the day that Gerry Turner first stepped out of the limo, the second season of The Golden Bachelor finally made its debut on ABC.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Her arrest at an Overland Park hotel in May 2022 came nearly 20 years to the day of Franco’s death.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Harrelson and Perez reunited with their other White Men Can't Jump costar Wesley Snipes at the 2022 Academy Awards — which took place 30 years to the day since the release of the 1992 sports comedy — to present the award for Best Cinematography, which went to Greig Fraser for Dune.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Almost two years to the day that Gerry Turner first stepped out of the limo, the second season of The Golden Bachelor finally made its debut on ABC.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Her arrest at an Overland Park hotel in May 2022 came nearly 20 years to the day of Franco’s death.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Harrelson and Perez reunited with their other White Men Can't Jump costar Wesley Snipes at the 2022 Academy Awards — which took place 30 years to the day since the release of the 1992 sports comedy — to present the award for Best Cinematography, which went to Greig Fraser for Dune.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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“To the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20day. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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