days

noun

Definition of daysnext
plural of day
1
as in daytimes
the hours of light between one night and the next during the day, we like to go play ball in the park

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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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3
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 The plant, which has not been identified for security reasons, was forced to close for four days because of the infiltration, the report said. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 To learn how a memory that can last for years can sit on hardware that shifts every few days, Tanaka’s team made the shift a bit more dramatic. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026 The deployment of the giant carrier with nearly 100,000-ton displacement is aimed at relieving the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea for over 250 days. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 The Champions League draw is only days away — and fans don’t have long to wait for international football’s return, either, with a bumper break from September 21 to October 6. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Treasury launched buybacks in 2024 as a technical liquidity program, expanded their frequency in 2025, and has now doubled their size within days of long yields hitting a 19-year high. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 On two days, July 30 and August 20, Coca-Cola topped Alphabet by slim margins at the close. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 Its deployment has included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 240 days. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for days
  1. evenings
  2. times
  3. mornings
  4. ages
  5. sunrises
  6. periods
  7. dawns
  8. eras
Noun
  • For Hand-Painted Detail Versatile and timeless, this duo of hand-painted, ceramic platters can easily flit between casual family breakfasts and evenings hosting at home with a pile of hors d'oeuvres.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
  • These Adirondack chairs are simply made for fall evenings on the patio roasting s’mores by the fire pit.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • This could simplify their installation and reduce their deployment times.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This pursuit has at times put the province at odds with the rest of Canada.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of times
Noun
  • Our fans are out there well before kickoff and ready to go, and Casey’s breakfast pizza is perfect for those mornings.
    — Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 28 Aug. 2026
  • His mornings begin by turning on the faucets to see if water is running.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mornings
Noun
  • One of the most important findings of this approach is the mechanisms for material loss from protoplanetary disks seem to evolve and switch dominance as an infant star ages.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The stats from Nielsen Media Research also point to an average viewership of 231,000 women ages 25-54 and 179,000 women 18-49.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ages
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  • Perhaps most exciting will be the possibility for spectacular sunrises and sunsets, as light from the sun bounces off the bottom of these elevated clouds in intense pink and orange colors.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Later winter sunrises could make morning prayers more difficult, particularly in parts of the Midwest and Mountain West.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sunrises
Noun
  • Attacks on vaccines The RFI appears to be part of an effort to follow administrative procedures, which often include public comment periods.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And while there have been some periods when the bull market has broadened out to include more stocks, the market remains heavily concentrated in mega-cap technology companies.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of periods
Noun
  • Morning dawns gray and dismal, but the rain has almost ended.
    — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
    — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of dawns
Noun
  • Graciously thanking ticketholders for their support, with a shoutout to the official start of Virgo season, the contemporary soul singer served up standout tracks across eras.
    — DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In June, Baumeyer launched 20-0, an online game that lets players draft a fantasy team from varying eras in gridiron history in hopes of amassing a score worthy of a perfect season.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Days.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/days. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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