day-to-day

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adjective

ˈdā-tə-ˈdā

Synonyms of day-to-day next

: taking place, made, or done in the course of days

in charge of day-to-day operations

also : everyday

day-to-day life

: providing for a day at a time with little thought for the future

an aimless day-to-day existence

day-to-day adverb

or day to day

struggling day-to-day [=every day] with depression

living day to day [=one day at a time]

… it's impossible to live with devastation day to day and not look on all the concern over one still-healthy individual as a vulgar spectacle. —

Robert Massa

day-to-day

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noun

plural day-to-days

: a usual routine that occurs each day

… a feeling of hope and adventure that many of us lack in our day-to-day.—

Nathan Mattise

But the woman is fearless, living life in a perpetual state of curiosity despite her repetitive day-to-day.—

Alex Suskind

Examples of day-to-day in a Sentence

Adjective the day-to-day routine of commuting to work

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Adjective

Voters in the Keystone State unpack how fracking changes their day-to-day lives. —

Sean Keane, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 Helen Gregory and Simon Gillis now lead day-to-day operations as Joint Managing Directors. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024

Noun

The actress is all about staying active in her day-to-day life, and likes to get some of that movement in while gardening. —

Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 21 Mar. 2023 Unique Coach CitySole technology optimizes comfort and flexibility within these shoes, and the low-top design is both stylish yet wearable for whatever your vacation or day-to-day life may have in store. —

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