to the day

phrase

: 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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Borat 1 came out almost 20 years to the day, on November 3, 2006, just before the midterms. — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Yesterday, high temperatures reached the mid to upper 60s across our area after a chilly start to the day. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Carney opened Thursday with three stops before heading to the day’s main event, a Forever Canadian rally at the BMO Centre, where he was expected to make the case for keeping Alberta in Canada. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Apple announced the HomePod Mini on October 13th, 2020, six years to the day from this week’s event, and the newest Apple TV 4K is now four years old. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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