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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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Wilkins was Black, like virtually all Pullman porters of the day.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2025
Sports teams have no obligation to take stances on the issues of the day and probably shouldn’t.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
The 34-year-old Englishman, looking for his first win on the PGA Tour, made a 66-foot putt for his second birdie of the day on No. 5.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Wilkins was Black, like virtually all Pullman porters of the day.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2025
Sports teams have no obligation to take stances on the issues of the day and probably shouldn’t.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
The 34-year-old Englishman, looking for his first win on the PGA Tour, made a 66-foot putt for his second birdie of the day on No. 5.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
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“Of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20day. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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