of the day
idiom
1
: served in a restaurant as a special item on a particular day
What's the vegetable of the day?
Our soup of the day is vegetable beef.
2
: of a particular period of time
What were some of the popular movies of the day?
We read old newspapers to learn of the important issues of the day.
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The technology has finally caught up with the needs of the day—and the solution is within our reach.
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Tina Vatanka Murphy, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
This writer has a lot in common with our first question-asker of the day, so the initial answer here will be mildly similar.
—Kristen Arnett
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Abram said the yardwork was disruptive and noisy at all hours of the day and had at one point led to a fire.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Photo of the day: Could that be ... Monday Night Football?!
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
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Tina Vatanka Murphy, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
This writer has a lot in common with our first question-asker of the day, so the initial answer here will be mildly similar.
—Kristen Arnett
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Abram said the yardwork was disruptive and noisy at all hours of the day and had at one point led to a fire.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Photo of the day: Could that be ... Monday Night Football?!
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of the day
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“Of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20day. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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