day

noun

ˈdā How to pronounce day (audio)
Definition of daynext
1
as in daytime
the hours of light between one night and the next during the day, we like to go play ball in the park

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2
as in time
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing the brief but glorious day of the clipper ship

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3
as in morning
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance at the break of day I was relieved to realize that I had survived another night in the wilderness

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Recent Examples of day Sunlight Place the plant in a sunny window, south-facing if possible, and give it four to six hours of sunlight each day. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026 Wedding festivities took place over four days and began in a city hundreds of miles away, to which my wife and I traveled. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 On top of that over the last two weeks of August, a trough over the eastern Pacific was bringing in even heavier rain than typical for multiple days in a row, Weiss said. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Some days, trying harder just gives the problem more opportunities to annoy you. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for day
Recent Examples of Synonyms for day
  1. daytime
  2. time
  3. morning
  4. daylight
  5. era
  6. sunrise
  7. afternoon
  8. period
Noun
  • Confining food intake to a consistent daytime window also synchronizes your peripheral metabolic clocks (body clocks in almost every organ) with your central circadian clock, which maintains your sleep cycle.
    — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Keep it casual and stylish by pairing your maxi skirt and white tee with your comfy walking shoes for daytime sightseeing without totally sticking out like a tourist.
    — Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of daytime
Noun
  • Crump also made a Facebook post about the Blytheville incident on Saturday, which had been shared more than 4,000 times as of Sunday afternoon.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For example, expressing appreciation for past help or thanking the doctor for their time was more helpful than emphasizing sadness or frustration.
    — Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of time
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  • Come morning, expect a deluge of analysts to upwardly revise their earnings estimates.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The secretary of state’s office said 45,467 applications have been accepted as of Tuesday morning.
    — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of morning
Noun
  • DayGlo pigments fluoresce in daylight by essentially converting UV light into visible light to produce brighter, more vibrant colors.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At this time of year Svalbard exists in 24 hours of daylight.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of daylight
Noun
  • Across the country, parents are desperate to undo some of the impacts of the smartphone era.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • There was no radio documentary form in this era, so very little framework for audio as something that questioned the narrative.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of era
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  • Senior students at the three high schools also got to mark the start of their final high school year with coffee and doughnuts at a senior sunrise event, said Lily Konczyk, Andrew High School Student Council co-president.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Several of our local parks are only open from sunrise to sunset (outside of special events).
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • Crump also made a Facebook post about the Blytheville incident on Saturday, which had been shared more than 4,000 times as of Sunday afternoon.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The San Francisco 49ers got creative in managing some tough cuts Sunday afternoon to get down to a 53-man roster, letting go of their punter and long snapper.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of afternoon
Noun
  • Nance co-authored a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics finding that the number of states where guns were the leading cause of death for children and teens increased from zero over the period 2004 to 2008 to 24 from 2019 to 2023.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In that period between 2016 and 2021, 878 players died, of whom 235 brains were donated for examination.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/day. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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