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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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Today, Explained Understand the world with a daily explainer plus the most compelling stories of the day, compiled by news editor Sean Collins.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025
Sadly, here in the U.S., the day has become more of a holiday with the focus being celebratory rather than recalling the reason for the establishment of the day: to honor America’s fallen.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
The additional suspects allegedly worked one of three shifts spread out over the course of the day, the first of which involved picking up heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from Sorey’s Elizabeth home every morning and then doling them out to the sellers.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Today, Explained Understand the world with a daily explainer plus the most compelling stories of the day, compiled by news editor Sean Collins.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Apr. 2025
Sadly, here in the U.S., the day has become more of a holiday with the focus being celebratory rather than recalling the reason for the establishment of the day: to honor America’s fallen.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
The additional suspects allegedly worked one of three shifts spread out over the course of the day, the first of which involved picking up heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from Sorey’s Elizabeth home every morning and then doling them out to the sellers.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20day. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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