diurnals

plural of diurnal

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Recent Examples of diurnals During its 12-day journey, SE2 completed one full day-night diurnal cycle over New Mexico and three consecutive diurnals off the Brazilian coast. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diurnals
Noun
  • The Legislature’s independent fiscal analysts have also raised concerns that the state’s books remain vulnerable to the specter of a deep drop-off in the stock market.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Barrett and Jackson each reported the most extensive travel of court justices promoting their books in 2025.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
    Ben Mankiewicz, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Bay Area News Group competed in Division 1, the contest’s category for California’s largest newspapers.
    Bryce Martin, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • Mentions of her appeared in major newspapers during her career.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • It was widely observed and discussed in journals of the era and later became part of Revolutionary War Lore.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 July 2026
  • This was so common that most American brewing journals were printed in both English and German until the start of World War I in 1914.
    Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The state tightened its restrictions after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, when a gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle and large-capacity magazines killed 26 children and teachers.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The light is produced by specialized organs beneath the abdomen that take in oxygen.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Once hatched, the larvae burrow into the host and feed on its internal organs.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • The first bulletins reported police and emergency vehicles swarming around a nightclub in Orlando in the predawn hours of June 12, 2016.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
  • Programming and Content The programming of teleSUR is mainly composed of news programs and includes news bulletins almost every hour.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

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“Diurnals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diurnals. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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