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 teaser additionally touted the film's May 1 theatrical release date, which is set to coincide almost 20 years to the day with the original film's debut.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 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
Curate slow and meditative starts to the day during this season that support a regulated nervous system instead.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 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
Curate slow and meditative starts to the day during this season that support a regulated nervous system instead.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the day
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“To the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20day. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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