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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Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Photo of the day: Spelling is e-m-o-t-i-o-n-a-l There were highs and lows, vowels and consonants Tuesday in the second round of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 May 2025
The Women's College World Series begins on Thursday, with Tennessee and Oklahoma facing off in the second game of the day.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Pope Leo's Style of American Leadership Is a Hopeful Opportunity
This body of thought, which had its most notable appearance in his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum, introduced the world to a new approach to the social, economic, and political challenges of the day.
—Time, 29 May 2025
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Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Photo of the day: Spelling is e-m-o-t-i-o-n-a-l There were highs and lows, vowels and consonants Tuesday in the second round of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 May 2025
The Women's College World Series begins on Thursday, with Tennessee and Oklahoma facing off in the second game of the day.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Pope Leo's Style of American Leadership Is a Hopeful Opportunity
This body of thought, which had its most notable appearance in his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum, introduced the world to a new approach to the social, economic, and political challenges of the day.
—Time, 29 May 2025
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“Of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20day. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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