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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Under Murphy’s ruling, most of the digital evidence admitted, including messages, will be confined to the day of and following the murders.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
By the time President Joe Biden took his oath 12 months to the day after the first COVID announcement, the Fed had already increased the M2 by 25.3%.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
The campaign dropped on Friday, May 9 — exactly 50 years to the day of the opening of the first Zara store in A Coruña, in Galicia, Spain.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 May 2025
But Duritz didn’t expect to take four years, almost to the day, for that to happen.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 9 May 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
By the time President Joe Biden took his oath 12 months to the day after the first COVID announcement, the Fed had already increased the M2 by 25.3%.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
The campaign dropped on Friday, May 9 — exactly 50 years to the day of the opening of the first Zara store in A Coruña, in Galicia, Spain.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 May 2025
But Duritz didn’t expect to take four years, almost to the day, for that to happen.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 9 May 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 24 May. 2025.
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