vernal

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Recent Examples of vernal Spring equinox is also known as the March or vernal equinox globally, according to the Farmer's Almanac. Liz Kellar, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024 Spring: March 19, 2024 (vernal equinox) Summer: June 20, 2024 (summer solstice). John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2024 The date is different every year and falls on the first Sunday of the first full moon after the vernal equinox, also called the Paschal Full Moon. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024 So happy vernal equinox — is that a tarantula? — to all who celebrate. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vernal 
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Adjective
  • Kirk is thirty-one; his rise to power has paralleled that of the MAGA movement, for which he’s become a youthful avatar.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Posters of rock bands like Def Leppard, Whitesnake, and Motley Crüe cover the walls, while a youthful Johnny Depp and U2's The Edge add to the 80s vibe.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • And if there was damage on younger roofs, insurers were willing to accept a repair instead of a full replacement, Metcalf said.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Ernst, who lives in Middleton, Wis., is the author of 20 historical novels and mysteries for young readers from American Girl, 11 books in the Chloe Ellefson Historic Sites mysteries, and nonfiction history and poetry.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Second, the refusal to see how profoundly distasteful so much of modern liberalism has become to so much of America.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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  • Russia has taken control of that title in recent years, and there aren’t as many high-end Finnish options for international events as there used to be.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Lowering corporate income taxes has never actually trickled down to wage earners, or even investment in new factories, as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities noted in a recent study.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Daniels has already been a breath of fresh air for the franchise.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Made from fresh fruit in season but often released the next year, many local producers have excellent examples of these products.
    Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024

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“Vernal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernal. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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