as in daily
occurring, done, produced, or appearing every day
a love as constant and certain as the diurnal tides
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as in periodical
a publication that appears at regular intervals
a collection of diurnals containing essays by preeminent 19th-century American writers and thinkers
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Recent Examples of diurnal
Jill Barth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The region's cool climate, high diurnal temperature range, and stony, well-draining soils are ideal for enhancing the aromatic profile and maintaining the grape’s natural acidity.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Adjective
Herrero says the area enjoys ideal conditions for producing exceptional red wines, with warm days and cool nights creating perfect diurnal temperature swings.
—Jill Barth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The region's cool climate, high diurnal temperature range, and stony, well-draining soils are ideal for enhancing the aromatic profile and maintaining the grape’s natural acidity.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
The exhibition welcomes us into diurnal at the street-level, and leads us into the nocturnal in the downstairs galleries.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The saga of this allegedly civilized periodical seemed about as tranquil as a Viking smithy.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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How accurate is the Farmers' Almanac? Farmers' Almanac is an annual American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818, providing long-range weather predictions for the U.S. and Canada.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Trump has denied the reports and is suing the newspaper.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
11 Aug. 2025
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Murdoch and the newspaper might win a quick judgment if that were the case, but Maxwell could block that by aiding Trump.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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In a paper appearing in the journal Annual Reviews of Nuclear and Particle Science, author Brian Fields notes that BBN represents our earliest reliable probe of the cosmos.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Beneath the surface, however, the rig is teeming with life, according to a study published Aug. 4 in the journal Scielo Brazil.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ghajar also represents Meta in a case in which authors have accused the company of illicitly training its AI language model on their books.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Osman’s book has become a classic among British crime thrillers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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And this year, Playboy even returned to publishing an annual print magazine.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hardback and paperback books, records, jigsaw puzzles, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks and magazines are among the items that will be sold.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Diurnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diurnal. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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