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 DAYBOOK: Trump and Pence have no public events today. James Hohmann, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2017 DAYBOOK: Trump will have lunch with the vice president followed by a meeting with the secretary of state. James Hohmann, Washington Post, 17 July 2017 DAYBOOK: Trump and Pence have no public events scheduled. James Hohmann, Washington Post, 5 May 2017
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Noun
  • Smith’s diary is recognized by Major League Baseball’s official historian, John Thorn.
    Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
  • In some of the studies, participants filled out questionnaires and sleep diaries; in others, researchers measured sleep quality by giving participants wearable activity trackers.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • According to Healthcare Workers Watch, a Palestinian non-governmental organization that has been cited in medical journals and international media reports, Sultan was the seventieth health-care worker killed in the Gaza Strip in the past fifty days alone.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
  • The research was published July 16 in the journal Nature.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 July 2025

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“Daybook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybook. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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