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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On Sunday, 12 years to the day after the car accident that claimed the Fast & Furious franchise star's life, the model and philanthropist shared a series of images accompanied by a touching caption on her Instagram to commemorate his life.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
It’s believed to be the last time the foursome would ever gather together in the same place, seven years to the day after the first photo of them was taken together.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Clubs across the United Kingdom play the ‘Last Post’, lay wreaths and observe a minute’s silence before games in the weeks leading up to the day.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
The house’s formal opening came nearly 75 years to the day after the debut of Johnson’s New Canaan Glass House.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
It’s believed to be the last time the foursome would ever gather together in the same place, seven years to the day after the first photo of them was taken together.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Clubs across the United Kingdom play the ‘Last Post’, lay wreaths and observe a minute’s silence before games in the weeks leading up to the day.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
The house’s formal opening came nearly 75 years to the day after the debut of Johnson’s New Canaan Glass House.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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“To the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20day. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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