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
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
Powerful diurnal shifts also add dimension.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Adjective
The monsoon generally involves daily patterns of mostly dry mornings with storms developing later in the day, with most of the heavy rain occurring in the afternoon and evening hours -- also known as a diurnal cycle.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
Powerful diurnal shifts also add dimension.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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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Adjective
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FashionPuzzle Triple Zip Small Crossbody Bag Over 25,000 five-star ratings prove the FashionPuzzle crossbody bag is a daily grab-and-go favorite.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 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 juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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This free periodical focuses on the brand’s philosophy of making everyday life better and more comfortable for everyone and is distributed in its stores.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 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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The Dabur ad in the Times of India newspaper even carried a QR code that took consumers to a shopping link on the Amazon India website, which captures about a third of domestic online sales.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The show will also feature several sculptures, including a stack of newspapers that measures one year of the pandemic.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Top-tier academic journals such as Nature, Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the Lancet have published reams of research funded by the Chinese Communist Party in recent years, a Washington Examiner review found.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The research has been published in the Nature journal.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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For a little more adventure, book a kayaking tour with Descanso Beach Ocean Sports to paddle along the coast and spot even more marine life.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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That's right, books are back at Costco for a limited time.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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After digging deep, the intrepid celebrity reporters at People magazine found out that Barron indeed is not physically there in the 212.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Christina Long is the editor of Hawgs Illustrated magazine.—
Christina Long,
Arkansas Online,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Diurnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diurnal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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