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
  • After inheriting her family’s stately home, eccentric artist Fenella Harford discovers hidden diaries and enlists two academics to uncover dark secrets at Harford Hall.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Ditto the diaries of Jim Carroll, former downtown fixture and author of The Basketball Diaries.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, the 26-year-old gets ready, journals, prays and reads.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Motherisk also served as a kind of clearing house, with extremely similar articles based on its research findings running in multiple medical journals.
    Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Daybooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybooks. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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