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
Senior Newsroom Meteorologist, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
This doubling of the diurnal might happen once a year.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The watery and stable microclimate within the caves long ago could have hosted microbial colonies, and today the caves are protected from the extreme conditions on Mars' surface, such as wildly different diurnal temperatures, dust storms and solar ultraviolet and cosmic-ray radiation.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Overnight lows will drop into the low 40s under clear skies, marking a 30-degree diurnal swing in some spots.
—Senior Newsroom Meteorologist, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
This doubling of the diurnal might happen once a year.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The watery and stable microclimate within the caves long ago could have hosted microbial colonies, and today the caves are protected from the extreme conditions on Mars' surface, such as wildly different diurnal temperatures, dust storms and solar ultraviolet and cosmic-ray radiation.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diurnal
Adjective
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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To come up with its list, Airport Parking and Hotels looked at 12 different factors for each airport, including the number of lounges, the number of daily flights, the number of shower rooms, Wi-Fi access, the number of restaurants and cafes, and more.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.—
Ben Mankiewicz,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Heuermann is an avid ready of books and periodicals, Toulon told ABC News.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The newspaper reported that authorities believe a 30-year-old mother fatally shot her husband and two children before shooting herself in the head on May 27.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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Born into a financially struggling family, Matzner helped support his parents by delivering newspapers and selling dog food door-to-door.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
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In a study published in the journal Science, researchers at Stanford tested 11 popular AI systems and found that AI chatbots were prone to flattering and validating the feelings of users, affirming a user’s actions 49% more often than humans did.—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The most powerful factors affecting a child's brain development involve socioeconomic opportunities, according to a study in the journal Science.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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The thick book chronicling the broad history of major sports in South Florida may start to be written now.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Newsom doesn’t collect any real revenue from his podcast, but did report collecting more than $100,000 in publication fee and royalties last year for books he’s written.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Accordingly, its most perfect articulation did not appear last year in a gallery at all, but in the pages of Vanity Fair magazine.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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And brands like Rare Beauty are using Substack more like a modern magazine than a polished marketing channel.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Diurnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diurnal. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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