to the day
idiom
: to exactly a specified number of years
It's been 100 years to the day since their great discovery.
Soon after their wedding, almost a year to the day, they got divorced.
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Reckoning Is Closure for Tom Cruise’s Infamous Couch Jump The new Mission: Impossible hits theaters 20 years to the day since Cruise jumped on Oprah’s couch.
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Britina Cheng, Vulture, 22 May 2025
These cities have the most affordable real estate Our best wishes on a safe start to the day.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Why Discussing Memorial Day Is Important Ultimately, giving kids of any age context to the day filled with parades, cookouts, and water fun is a character-enhancing exercise.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 May 2025
Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, spoke some of his last words to relatives of 76-year-old Nancy Harris, exactly 13 years to the day after killing her.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 21 May 2025
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Britina Cheng, Vulture, 22 May 2025
These cities have the most affordable real estate Our best wishes on a safe start to the day.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Why Discussing Memorial Day Is Important Ultimately, giving kids of any age context to the day filled with parades, cookouts, and water fun is a character-enhancing exercise.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 May 2025
Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, spoke some of his last words to relatives of 76-year-old Nancy Harris, exactly 13 years to the day after killing her.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the day
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“To the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20day. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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