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a
: occurring, made, or acted upon every day
daily needs
b
: issued every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
c
: of or providing for every day
a daily schedule
2
a
: reckoned by the day
average daily wage
b
: covering the period of or based on a day
daily statistics
1
: every day
2
: every weekday
plural dailies
1
: a newspaper that is published every day or every day except Sunday
2
British, old-fashioned
: a servant who works on a daily basis
3
dailies plural
: the first prints of a movie showing the scenes that are filmed each day : rush sense 6
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective
It has changed every aspect of daily life.
I started eating healthier and added exercise to my daily routine.
daily activities such as eating breakfast and washing your face
There's not enough water to meet the daily needs of the city's people.
She reads the daily paper each morning.
Their average daily wage is only five dollars.
She had been taking more than the recommended daily dose of the medicine.
Noun
the city's two largest dailies
hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
Being grateful in our daily lives sparks activity in the prefrontal cortex (an area of the brain associated with things like decision-making, attention control and emotional regulation).
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2023
This is a book about the decisions that many of us in our daily lives and certainly decisions that our government has made — and our corporations have made — to allow and perpetuate all this poverty in this land.
—Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
Along with Turkey, Qatar and Pakistan, Saudi Arabia — which until 2019 enforced sweeping restrictions on women’s travel, employment and other crucial aspects of their daily life, including driving — urged the Taliban to change course.
—Julianne Mcshane, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2023
Since the assassination of the country’s President, Jovenel Moïse, in July, 2021, armed groups have taken over its capital and brought daily life to a standstill.
—Marlene L. Daut, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2023
So basically all of the layers like insurance and benefit administration and all of that, that kind of make everything harder in daily medical life in America, also transfer online, so make everything more complex.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2023
There’s footage of the protagonist living their daily life in Tokyo, interspersed with scenes of their dungeon crawling through the Metaverse (which thankfully bears no relation to Zuckerberg’s money sink).
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 17 Mar. 2023
The show stars Meryl Streep, Kit Harrington, and Sienna Miller in a futuristic tale about the disasters of climate change and how the changing planet will affect the daily life and survival of people on Earth.
—oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2023
Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
Pheu Thai is expected to hold events daily across Thailand featuring the youngest daughter of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn, who has topped opinion polls as a potential candidate for prime minister.
—Reuters, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
Heaps, mounds and piles of it are growing daily — and in some places standing higher than a human being.
—Elaine Ganley, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2023
The new program, sponsored by the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, aims to make treatment more accessible to patients struggling with substance use, many of whom need to come in daily for treatment.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
Evolving clinical and social challenges would present daily in this fast-evolving medical field.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
The amount of vitamin D needed daily depends on one's age, but The National Institute of Health recommends 15 micrograms of Vitamin D a day for everyone ages 1-70, and for people 71 years and older to get 20 micrograms of the nutrient per day.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2023
The prosecutor added that Ma and the boy communicated almost daily in recent months and weeks.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
And being there for nearly three months — taking their son to local parks daily and walking to lunch — ignited a spark in Kahle.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2023
Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2023
But on the daily, who wants to give up their beloved sweatpants?
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
This motivational water bottle will inspire them to drink up on the daily to perform their best.
—Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
During the winter, the park is open to the public daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., with no reservations required through mid-March.
—Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 6 July 2022
Bear Branch Sports Court will be open to the public daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
—Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2020
This varying dosage is simple enough and plays out is as follows: 1/2 a teaspoon daily - dogs less than 30 lbs.
—Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
Today, many nootropic users take Huperzine-A daily to support brain function.
—Brian Robinson, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
Desperate for circulation, the publisher of a bottom-feeding daily (Oscar Apfel) forces his managing editor (Edward G. Robinson) to dredge up a sensational criminal case about a pregnant girl who killed the man who seduced and abandoned her.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2022
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Adjective
The cameras capturing their daily lives were installed between the 2021 and 2022 nesting seasons, and the couple have developed an online following since.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
Being grateful in our daily lives sparks activity in the prefrontal cortex (an area of the brain associated with things like decision-making, attention control and emotional regulation).
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2023
This is a book about the decisions that many of us in our daily lives and certainly decisions that our government has made — and our corporations have made — to allow and perpetuate all this poverty in this land.
—Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
Along with Turkey, Qatar and Pakistan, Saudi Arabia — which until 2019 enforced sweeping restrictions on women’s travel, employment and other crucial aspects of their daily life, including driving — urged the Taliban to change course.
—Julianne Mcshane, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2023
Since the assassination of the country’s President, Jovenel Moïse, in July, 2021, armed groups have taken over its capital and brought daily life to a standstill.
—Marlene L. Daut, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2023
So basically all of the layers like insurance and benefit administration and all of that, that kind of make everything harder in daily medical life in America, also transfer online, so make everything more complex.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2023
There’s footage of the protagonist living their daily life in Tokyo, interspersed with scenes of their dungeon crawling through the Metaverse (which thankfully bears no relation to Zuckerberg’s money sink).
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 17 Mar. 2023
The show stars Meryl Streep, Kit Harrington, and Sienna Miller in a futuristic tale about the disasters of climate change and how the changing planet will affect the daily life and survival of people on Earth.
—oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2023
Adverb
Advertisement Xander practiced basketball daily and dreamed about playing professionally while watching Indiana Pacers games.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
Pheu Thai is expected to hold events daily across Thailand featuring the youngest daughter of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn, who has topped opinion polls as a potential candidate for prime minister.
—Reuters, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
Heaps, mounds and piles of it are growing daily — and in some places standing higher than a human being.
—Elaine Ganley, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2023
The new program, sponsored by the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, aims to make treatment more accessible to patients struggling with substance use, many of whom need to come in daily for treatment.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
Evolving clinical and social challenges would present daily in this fast-evolving medical field.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
The amount of vitamin D needed daily depends on one's age, but The National Institute of Health recommends 15 micrograms of Vitamin D a day for everyone ages 1-70, and for people 71 years and older to get 20 micrograms of the nutrient per day.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2023
The prosecutor added that Ma and the boy communicated almost daily in recent months and weeks.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
And being there for nearly three months — taking their son to local parks daily and walking to lunch — ignited a spark in Kahle.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2023
Noun
It was found after authorities detected radioactive readings at Prachin Buri’s largest steel foundry on Sunday (Mar. 19), Bangkok’s English-language daily The Nation Thailand reported, citing provincial governor Ronnarong Nakornjinda.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2023
But on the daily, who wants to give up their beloved sweatpants?
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
This motivational water bottle will inspire them to drink up on the daily to perform their best.
—Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
During the winter, the park is open to the public daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., with no reservations required through mid-March.
—Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 6 July 2022
Bear Branch Sports Court will be open to the public daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
—Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2020
This varying dosage is simple enough and plays out is as follows: 1/2 a teaspoon daily - dogs less than 30 lbs.
—Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
Today, many nootropic users take Huperzine-A daily to support brain function.
—Brian Robinson, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
Desperate for circulation, the publisher of a bottom-feeding daily (Oscar Apfel) forces his managing editor (Edward G. Robinson) to dredge up a sensational criminal case about a pregnant girl who killed the man who seduced and abandoned her.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2022
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“Daily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
daily
1 of 2 adjective
dai·ly
ˈdā-lē 
1
a
: occurring, done, produced, or used every day or every weekday
a daily newspaper
b
: of or relating to every day
daily visitor
2
: figured in terms of one day
daily wages
daily
adverb
daily
2 of 2 noun
plural dailies
: a newspaper published every weekday
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