title: How do I express a date type in TypeScript?
body: <p>How do I express dates in TypeScript? Dates aren't a <a href="https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/basic-types.html" rel="noreferrer">TypeScript type</a>, so do I use <code>any</code> or <code>object</code>? Seems like there would be a "right" way to do:</p>
  
  <pre><code>let myDate: any = new Date();
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  <p>I couldn't find much on Google, despite it being such a simple question.</p>