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, 11 Jan. 2025
The diurnal predator is believed to primarily consume trout and salmon, though it has also been observed eating puffins, crabs and deer carcasses.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The diurnal asymmetric warming of the earth has reversed course since 1991, with daytime temperatures rising faster than nighttime ones.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Izmir doesn’t have large diurnal shifts (the temperature difference between night and day) and without cooling periods, grapes can ripen faster and often lose acidity, which means those in Izmir are harvested almost 20 days earlier than the grapes in the inland Denizli province.
—Shana Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023
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Adjective
This geographical feature funnels cool coastal winds into the Valley, creating a marked diurnal temperature variation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The diurnal predator is believed to primarily consume trout and salmon, though it has also been observed eating puffins, crabs and deer carcasses.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The diurnal asymmetric warming of the earth has reversed course since 1991, with daytime temperatures rising faster than nighttime ones.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Izmir doesn’t have large diurnal shifts (the temperature difference between night and day) and without cooling periods, grapes can ripen faster and often lose acidity, which means those in Izmir are harvested almost 20 days earlier than the grapes in the inland Denizli province.
—Shana Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diurnal
Adjective
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Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Curated by the city of Miami’s planning department, the exhibit was recently on display at the Miami Riverside Center and includes 80 photographs that captured the daily life of Overtown residents during the early part of the 20th century.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Similarly, Amos Kendall, the nation’s postmaster general, adopted an extreme states’ rights position and suppressed the periodicals in the interest of buttressing local mores.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Democrat and the Gazette even blamed the Black residents of Elaine for the violence and the Black periodicals the Chicago Defender and The Crisis (the NAACP’s magazine) for inciting racial hatred.—
Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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From traditional newspapers to blogs, the rule is the same: If there is a qualified expert who can deliver a newsworthy opinion, it will be given strong consideration.—
Nancy Marshall,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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There were more than 100 magazines and newspapers devoted to the sport.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The findings of the double-blind, randomized study were published in the journal JAMA.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Track emotional highs and lows in a journal, identifying patterns that lead to drama-seeking behaviors.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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From her searching emerges a book that might be called biography, historiography, cultural criticism, manifesto, or all of the above—a memoir, in a sense, of the internet.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The show even started a lending library next to craft services, to which, Briones adds, Wyle donated a bunch of books.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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An eclectic bounty of soda cans, margarine tubs, shampoo bottles, pizza boxes and magazines tumbles down a ramp onto a massive table that comfortably fits four people on each of its three unblocked sides.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Apr. 2025
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This story first appeared in the April 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Diurnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diurnal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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