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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Lending her support to the day of action was the city’s oldest voter, Ruth Bradley McNeely-Wells.
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Also, the calendar isn’t favorable for retailers, with only 27 days for shopping from Thanksgiving to the day before Christmas — the fewest since 2019 — compared with 32 last year.
—David Moin, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
And President Trump goes back to Butler, Pennsylvania, 12 weeks to the day of the first attempt on his life.
—CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Ringo and the All Starrs launched their 12-date fall tour Sept. 7 in San Diego, with a next-day stop at the Greek Theatre — coming 35 years almost to the day since their first gig there on Sept. 3, 1989.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Also, the calendar isn’t favorable for retailers, with only 27 days for shopping from Thanksgiving to the day before Christmas — the fewest since 2019 — compared with 32 last year.
—David Moin, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
And President Trump goes back to Butler, Pennsylvania, 12 weeks to the day of the first attempt on his life.
—CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Ringo and the All Starrs launched their 12-date fall tour Sept. 7 in San Diego, with a next-day stop at the Greek Theatre — coming 35 years almost to the day since their first gig there on Sept. 3, 1989.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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“To the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20day. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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