as in diary
a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use each night, before bed, she jots down her thoughts in a daybook

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Recent Examples of daybook Pruitt’s remarks at the meeting were listed on his public schedule and described as being open to the press on a federal daybook of events. Washington Post, 22 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daybook
Noun
  • One is Bruce's private diary, and the other is a larger, public declaration.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The journal is a combination of a diary and sketchbook, with a mix of lined and blank pages.
    Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The study is published in the journal Science.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists published their findings this week in the journal Nature.
    David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Daybook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybook. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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