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
  • Based on Etty Hillesum’s diaries, the show stars Julia Windischbauer, Sebastian Koch, Leopold Witte, Gijs Naber and Claire Bender.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
  • No arrests were made, but the agents seized cash, records detailing wagers, and ledgers and diaries with betting information.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Netflix’s new documentary about the early days of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the influence of their founding guitarist, Hillel Slovak, uses an AI voiceover of the late musician reading through his personal journals.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
  • There’s hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of poems in my journals that come right after a sad story or a happy story or whatever.
    Jessica Firger, SELF, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Daybooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybooks. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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