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
  • The store is also offering personalization services, where their artisans gold-stamp diaries, notebooks and leather styles with initials and playful motifs.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But Williams, with her trademark video diaries, has distilled a vision of contemporary New York to its purest essence.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Coverage of the same census in the ISHRS journal flagged a growing black market in hair restoration as one of the notable trends of 2024.
    — William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Others believe that tree-ring research, and the scientific journals that publish it, overestimate the number of historical fires.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Daybook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybook. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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