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day

noun

ˈdā How to pronounce day (audio)
Definition of daynext
1
as in daytime
the hours of light between one night and the next during the day, we like to go play ball in the park

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2
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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3
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 By the end of the second day, roughly 95% of the workflow was deterministic. — Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Though Disney did not provide exact metrics, the company reports that Season 2 saw a 40% increase compared to Season 1, accounting for viewers across Hulu and Disney+ globally after 12 days of viewing. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 At full utilization, the site is expected to process as much as 300 metric tons of mixed municipal waste per day and divert 80 percent of the city’s waste from landfill. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 In the 12 days since the eight-episode season debuted on the streamer, streaming viewing is up 40 percent compared to the same period for season one in May and June 2025. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for day
Recent Examples of Synonyms for day
  1. daytime
  2. time
  3. morning
  4. daylight
  5. era
  6. sunrise
  7. afternoon
  8. period
Noun
  • Even in southern locations, more than 40 minutes is expected to be shaved off daytime, according to AccuWeather.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Since last week, attacks have come day and night, compounding the terror of overnight strikes with the exhaustion of constant daytime disruption.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of daytime
Noun
  • However, the announcement does not provide quantified figures for cost savings, production-time reductions or improvements in battery performance.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Their last, on Avenida del Sol, was designed to look ahead for its time, with futuristic glass fixtures.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of time
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  • While breakfast isn’t served at the restaurant, all hotel guests are greeted each morning with fresh muffins and bagels delivered to their rooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The integrator resolves the issue before morning business hours, eliminating the common nightmare scenario of discovering an unrecorded break-in weeks after the fact.
    — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of morning
Noun
  • The report explicitly noted that Asian investors increasingly seek to trade US markets during their local daylight hours.
    — , CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Major cities including Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, Washington DC, and Boston have all already lost upwards of two hours of daylight since the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.
    — Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of daylight
Noun
  • The pandemic, however, brought an influx of inventive young creatives who’ve now opened design studios, shops, and restaurants, signaling a new era for the region.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest danger comes if rates stay elevated long enough to force borrowers that loaded up on cheap debt during the zero-rate era to refinance at sharply higher costs.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of era
Noun
  • The refuge is open to the public every day from sunrise to sunset.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The workday begins long before sunrise and often does not end until the following day.
    — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sunrise
Noun
  • Then City surged into something like dominance, during which time Baggaley built a case to demand double time for her Sunday afternoon’s work.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • As of Friday afternoon, the GoFundMe fundraiser had raised $5,245 of its $6,500 goal.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of afternoon
Noun
  • Unlike Emery’s inclination for new signings to bed in, Jackson has had no period of grace.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Supreme Court order was issued just in time for the start of a 60-day period before the election, in which broadcasters are required by US law to offer ad discounts to individual candidates.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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