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as in time
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing the brief but glorious day of the clipper ship

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as in morning
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance at the break of day I was relieved to realize that I had survived another night in the wilderness

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Recent Examples of day The roach comes back on signing day, feeling on top of the world. Charlie Dektar, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025 On this day in 45 B.C.: A new calendar, commissioned by Roman dictator Julius Caesar, entered into effect. The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025 According to Page Six, which shares the photos, the actors are spotted in the Silver Lake neighborhood with Zendaya’s mom, Claire Stoermer, that same day. Whitney Perry, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025 In many countries, almanacs still advise auspicious and inauspicious days for tasks ranging from getting a haircut to starting a new business deal. Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for day 
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Noun
  • The state's average winter nighttime temperatures have warmed between four and seven degrees since 1950, according to a 2021 report from the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts, while winter daytime temperatures have warmed between three and four degrees.
    Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Those performances are tourist events geared toward the public, as villagers march during the daytime along the town’s main road.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • The Penguins were penalized seven times in the opening period.
    Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 12 Jan. 2025
  • As his time in the White House comes to a close, President Joe Biden has implemented a series of executive orders and rules, trying to cement his policies before Donald Trump returns with the threat of undoing them.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Simitis was taken to a hospital in the city of Corinth early Sunday morning from his holiday home west of Athens, unconscious and without a pulse, the hospital’s director was quoted as saying by Greek media.
    Demetris Nellas, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Roberto Savarese, a 56-year-old funeral director from the Italian city of Bari, was the first person to discover the body of the 1-month-old boy on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 2, inside a baby box at San Giovanni Battista Church.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Even Las Vegas, the city that only sleeps during daylight hours, only uses 25-30 TWh per year to keep its casinos lit and one-armed bandits raking in the dough.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Those in Alaska will see the biggest increase in daylight hours this month.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025
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  • The result is the deepest roster of the Dončić era.
    Christian Clark, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Find out what the biggest stars of the '90s were up to on New Year's Eve 1999 with throwback photos from Hollywood's bygone era Comments Twenty-five years ago, the world was poised to celebrate the start of the new millennium!
    John Russell, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter: Aug. 12, 2025 (before sunrise) This year's Aug. 12 peak of the Perseid meteor shower — the most famous and prolific meteor shower of the year — will be largely ruined by strong moonlight.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Since the park is open 24 hours, consider visiting in the very early morning before sunrise or at night after 9 p.m. – the lava glowing against the dark sky is also a majestic scene.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • And lucky for me, there were extras for an afternoon snack with tea.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Jabbar — who was shot dead in a gunfight with police — was a U.S.-born citizen who lived in Texas, FBI Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Alethea Duncan said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • That change has radically impacted all aspects of the post-election period.
    Miles Parks, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Lev suggests considering whether the piece is unique to a specific time period, for starters.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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