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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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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 letter writer was 20, reeling and absent for mom’s final days.
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Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 June 2026
Just days before the first article drawn from Silent Spring appeared in the pages of The New Yorker in June 1962, Carson had flown to California to deliver the commencement speech at Scripps College.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
As of a few days ago, there are slots available at the EchoPark Speedway class.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 7 June 2026
Just in the past few days, Ukraine has carried out some very deep strikes.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
On match days, the FBI will activate joint operations centers in each host city, bringing together local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to monitor and investigate threats.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Our Selina Wang traveled across Maine to get a sense of how voters are responding just days ahead of the primary.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
This year, the warm weather, longer days, and good vibes feel especially hard-earned.
—InStyle, 7 June 2026
Their bodies were not found for days.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 June 2026
Just days before the first article drawn from Silent Spring appeared in the pages of The New Yorker in June 1962, Carson had flown to California to deliver the commencement speech at Scripps College.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
As of a few days ago, there are slots available at the EchoPark Speedway class.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 7 June 2026
Just in the past few days, Ukraine has carried out some very deep strikes.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
On match days, the FBI will activate joint operations centers in each host city, bringing together local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to monitor and investigate threats.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Our Selina Wang traveled across Maine to get a sense of how voters are responding just days ahead of the primary.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
This year, the warm weather, longer days, and good vibes feel especially hard-earned.
—InStyle, 7 June 2026
Their bodies were not found for days.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for days
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Many a community event has been held there on Tuesday evenings.—
Lisa Shames,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The relaxed fit keeps it comfortable in warm weather while still looking polished enough for evenings out.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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Batting leadoff, Benge scored three times and became the fourth Mets rookie with five hits and a homer in one game.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Tensions have remained high since the ceasefire, and the two sides have launched attacks on each other multiple times in recent weeks.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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What really grounded me was spending mornings nearby in the Public Garden.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Breakfast most mornings came from Blue Heaven, where the eggs Benedict are so good that it’s still talked about in the family group chat.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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There's a supervised kids club for ages three to 12 called Loggers, and for teens there's Hide Away, featuring table tennis, arcade games, and a cool space to hang with new friends.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The shows are carefully created to suit all ages — the kind of shows where some lines go over kids’ heads and hit the funnybones of an older crowd.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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The carrier’s flying boats would travel between Australia and Sri Lanka, staying airborne long enough for passengers to witness two sunrises.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Because the station orbits Earth once every 90 minutes, the crew on board sees 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The project, fully funded out of Australia with production service partners in Japan, spans three historical periods – Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia – following three incarnations of the same souls across a karmic cycle of love and possession.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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This initiative would impose stricter requirements on just cause evictions by, among other things, increasing the requirements for certain evictions and requiring longer notice periods.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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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
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Given the many false dawns in recent months, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was reluctant to speculate on the outcome when quizzed by reporters on Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Her male counterparts were also well represented, with pharaohs donning headdresses of various eras, their outfits playing on the contrast between polished, hammered, engraved and even beaded golds.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Weiss has presided over one of CBS News’ most tumultuous eras.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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“Days.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/days. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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