daybooks

Definition of daybooksnext
plural of daybook
as in diaries
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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Noun
  • The diaries also included criticism of the Great Leap Forward, an industrialization program championed by Mao from 1958 to 1961 that caused a famine estimated to have killed as many as 40 million people.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The veteran author and journalist has pulled from letters, diaries, interviews with aging survivors, and many other sources to chart how life and behavior shifted in the German capital from 1939 to 1945.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 1 Apr. 2026
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  • But the loud complaints about the Iran war emanating from the far right are not insignificant — for instance, from podcasters Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly and political journals like The American Conservative.
    David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • There’s no such thing as having too many journals, so a personalized journal, along with a colorful new pen or two, would be perfect for creative types.
    Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Daybooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybooks. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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