days

plural of day
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2
as in times
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing the brief but glorious day of the clipper ship

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as in mornings
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance at the break of day I was relieved to realize that I had survived another night in the wilderness

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Recent Examples of days Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025 The meals were invoiced as food for wellness fairs, family fun days and other Foundation events. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025 Still, hundreds of thousands of government workers have been furloughed in recent days and, in a court filing on Friday, the Office of Management and Budget said well over 4,000 federal employees would soon be fired in conjunction with the shutdown. Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025 Cover with plastic wrap directly on top of the pastry cream, and allow to chill to room temperature or refrigerate for up to 2 days. Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025 The changes came days after the Pentagon issued guidance not to use official resources to mark cultural awareness months, such as Black History Month. Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025 Five days earlier, it was registered near Alum Rock. Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025 The food pantry’s national delivery service received 410 new applications for support in just 10 days, an increase Bassett says surpasses their usual total from an entire quarter. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Oct. 2025 There might be better days ahead for the latter unit, especially if the injury report starts to look cleaner before the Week 6 trip to Jacksonville. Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for days
Noun
  • Coleman has been invisible at times and did something off-field to make McDermott bench him for the first series of the New England loss.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Like so many of Italy’s landmarks, historic sites often adapt to contemporary times with modern additions.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On chilly mornings, layer it over a crisp button-down shirt or turtleneck, and when the weather warms up, wear it solo with jeans, like Kaling.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Over the past few years, Teasdale has grown to embrace the slow mornings and simple comforts that come with being a homebody, and Moisturizer, Wet Leg’s bright, celestial second album, captures small-hours moments, sofa snogs and falling into the buoyant daze of doing nothing all day.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The museum offers school field trip opportunities for all ages and Johnson tells me that field trip scholarships are available for schools through funding from the Tyson Family Foundation.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Deaths among those ages 5 to 19 also increased in Eastern Europe, high-income North America and the Caribbean, and among adolescents and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa, due to infectious diseases and unintentional injuries.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Daylight saving time officially ends on the second-earliest possible date this year, giving way to earlier sunrises and sunsets.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Perched atop a rugged hill, our suite had a private pool, an outdoor shower and dining area, and postcard views of the sparkling waters–the sunrises from our east-facing bedroom were particularly magical.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The palette reflects the spectrum of summer evenings, Fatih Kesim, the mill’s general manager, said, featuring hues of cacao, marsala, blue, and grey.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Jesse McClary and Allie Leepson for NBC News Hundreds of young people filled two large halls reserved for the finals’ country western dancing events in the evenings.
    Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • City were the first high-profile club, three years ago, to announce their women’s team would no longer wear white shorts as part of their home kit to help players feel more comfortable when on their periods.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In periods of drought, though, Israel draws water from the Sea of Galilee to the north.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shoe has moved fluidly through fashion eras, first embraced as a practical but polished pump and later evolving into an entire family of silhouettes — including the Varina flat introduced in 2007, the Vanna ballet flat style, slingbacks, mary janes and sandal iterations.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The raunchy lyrics are the plea of a passionate lover, told soulfully with nods to other great R&B writers of past eras.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And there are no signs of letting up as a new nine-month term dawns in October with more major cases awaiting.
    Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There have been several false dawns with reports about a new series or movie circulating for years.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Days.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/days. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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