as in daily
occurring, done, produced, or appearing every day
a love as constant and certain as the diurnal tides
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as in periodical
a publication that appears at regular intervals
a collection of diurnals containing essays by preeminent 19th-century American writers and thinkers
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Recent Examples of diurnal
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
As part of their daily (diurnal) pattern, melatonin levels must fall to support waking up and reduce daytime sleepiness.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Adjective
The region's cool climate, high diurnal temperature range, and stony, well-draining soils are ideal for enhancing the aromatic profile and maintaining the grape’s natural acidity.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
As part of their daily (diurnal) pattern, melatonin levels must fall to support waking up and reduce daytime sleepiness.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
The exhibition welcomes us into diurnal at the street-level, and leads us into the nocturnal in the downstairs galleries.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
27 July 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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How accurate is the Farmers' Almanac? Farmers' Almanac is an annual American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818, providing long-range weather predictions for the U.S. and Canada.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies by Jean Kerr (1957) $16 $19 now 16% off This used to be a proper country, where numerous humor writers regularly published in mainstream periodicals their gentle, relatable, and cutting musings about the foibles of modern life.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Daniel also has and continues to be involved in podcasting at the newspaper.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
1 Aug. 2025
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Pitched as a family-friendly technology, newspapers described how users could browse recipes while watching cooking shows or to learn about regional salmon while watching a fishing program.—
Time,
Time,
31 July 2025
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The findings are detailed in a study published July 31 in the journal Cell.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
31 July 2025
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The latest comes out of Stanford and was published earlier this week in the Nature Photonics journal, where researchers built a 3mm VR display with an incredibly wide field of view.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
30 July 2025
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Local students can be seen tucking into a book or studying at no-fuss black, metal tables.—
Molly Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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Jeff May, a mold inspector in Massachusetts who co-wrote a book on improving home health called My House Is Killing Me!—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
28 July 2025
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After hearing Bigsby sing at his mom's funeral, his dad hired him to be the lead singer in The Jimmy Church Band, named the nation's best band in Vogue magazine's wedding issue in February 2004.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 Aug. 2025
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While Certified Collectibles Group long ago expanded beyond coins to be well-known in comic books, magazines and trading card games, sports card grading had only just started at Certified Collectibles when the Blackstone syndicate bought the company.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Diurnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diurnal. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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