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
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The monsoon generally involves daily patterns of mostly dry mornings with storms developing later in the day, with most of the heavy rain occurring in the afternoon and evening hours -- also known as a diurnal cycle.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The watery and stable microclimate within the caves long ago could have hosted microbial colonies, and today the caves are protected from the extreme conditions on Mars' surface, such as wildly different diurnal temperatures, dust storms and solar ultraviolet and cosmic-ray radiation.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The monsoon generally involves daily patterns of mostly dry mornings with storms developing later in the day, with most of the heavy rain occurring in the afternoon and evening hours -- also known as a diurnal cycle.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diurnal
Adjective
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Sports Edition is The Athletic’s first-ever game, a daily puzzle designed for players to find connections between 16 words on the game board.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Cubs’ approach has largely been solid this season, often yielding plenty of run-scoring chances on a daily basis.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Amazing was part of a thriving genre of periodicals that included Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) and Galaxy Science Fiction.—
Chris Klimek,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some work came as news through notices of what was happening in cities and towns through the local press and other coverage came through academic outlets or periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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In December, his newspaper The Washington Post, against the wishes of staffers, launched an AI podcast feature that badly regurgitates its articles, with predictably disastrous results.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was born in Hawthorne, New Jersey, to big band musician Virgil Lozzi and Elizabeth Ann Rhodes, daughter of the New Jersey newspaper owner Raymond Lincoln Rhodes.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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The news was posted to the Instagram account of the journal e-flux, providing no reasoning for the decision.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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This type of scenario could become a reality in the-not-too-distant future, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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The list of notables the Showcase has presented over the years could fill a book — though the club’s North Star was always Segal’s beloved bebop.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Buy a copy of the Orlando Sentinel’s 150th anniversary book with 150 front pages from our 150 years.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Family photos spanning several generations, old pharmaceutical equipment, advertisements and promotional materials from years of business, and a framed Martha Stewart magazine feature are some of the items in the Woodsboro office that indicate the long legacy and evolution of the company.—
Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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From cheeky shots of celebrities like Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger to extravagant, sensual portfolios of America’s Olympic squads, the magazine’s pantheon of photographers have helped to define the genre of sports portraiture.—
Jonathan Pace,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Diurnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diurnal. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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