to the day
phrase
: 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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Basically five months to the day since Nancy Guthrie, Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mom, disappeared, the answers about what happened to her are still unknown.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 June 2026
This column first addressed an employee’s duty of loyalty nine years ago, almost to the day.
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
Ukraine prompts the return of sketches One year almost to the day after the COVID Diary ended, Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
The launch came 13 years to the day since the first Falcon 9 launch in 2010.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 June 2026
This column first addressed an employee’s duty of loyalty nine years ago, almost to the day.
—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
Ukraine prompts the return of sketches One year almost to the day after the COVID Diary ended, Russia invaded Ukraine.
—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
The launch came 13 years to the day since the first Falcon 9 launch in 2010.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
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“To the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20day. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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