by the day

idiom

: as each day passes
things are getting better by the day.

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With that fight looking less likely by the day, Chandler returned to the Octagon on November 2024 to face former UFC champion Charles Oliveira. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 The regime is growing weaker by the day, raising questions about a possible endgame to finally take out the Iranian nuclear program or even bring down the regime. Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025 Irish Whiskey: Irish whiskey as a category gets more interesting and diffuse by the day, but this particular cocktail is best with the classic style, which is to say, light, mild, and easy. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025 She was immediately fired by the day care for the incident and for not reporting it sooner, deputies said. Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by the day

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“By the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20day. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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