Definition of daybooknext
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 For others, a journal may double as a daybook, calendar, and catch-all for thoughts jotted down during a meeting or while waiting to pick up the kids at school. Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 2 Feb. 2026 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
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Noun
  • These tapes feel far more vulnerable—even invasive knowing they were never meant for anyone else—than reading a diary.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After re-reading Frank’s diary, Hepburn reportedly turned down the role.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the study, published July 31 in the Cell Press Blue journal, researchers reviewed more than 350 papers about protein in humans, mice and other organisms and found eating less protein could have greater health benefits.
    Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The study was published in the journal Nature Water on July 30.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Daybook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybook. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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