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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Quote of the day Milei made the comments during a celebratory speech in Buenos Aires on Sunday after his party cruised to victory in the midterm legislative elections.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
In some classrooms, students are even instructed to put their phones in what were once calculator pockets, in pouches meant for cell phones that lock or in plastic bins, where students are meant to collect the devices at the end of a class period or the end of the day.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
However, as Schwartz was leaving his last class of the day, his choir teacher, Renato Vellutino, stood up from behind the piano and pulled him into a bear hug.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Blustery, showery Northeast and Midwest Other than New England, blustery and showery conditions are likely for at least part of the day and evening on Halloween across the rest of the Northeast and the upper Midwest.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
In some classrooms, students are even instructed to put their phones in what were once calculator pockets, in pouches meant for cell phones that lock or in plastic bins, where students are meant to collect the devices at the end of a class period or the end of the day.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
However, as Schwartz was leaving his last class of the day, his choir teacher, Renato Vellutino, stood up from behind the piano and pulled him into a bear hug.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Blustery, showery Northeast and Midwest Other than New England, blustery and showery conditions are likely for at least part of the day and evening on Halloween across the rest of the Northeast and the upper Midwest.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20day. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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