as in annual
occurring once every year
The department store has a yearly clearance sale that attracts shoppers from all over the region.
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Recent Examples of yearly
Founded in 2023, the yearly Microsoft event hosts game developers with fresh projects to announce for the upcoming year and beyond.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The canal generates yearly revenues above $5 billion to the country’s coffers, according to the U.S. State Department.
—Erika Angulo, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
State of play: The Milken Institute's yearly rankings highlight U.S. cities with job growth, affordable housing, economic equality and other big draws.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2024, Chicago set a yearly record for rides on the Divvy bike system and shared e-scooters, hitting more than 10 million trips, the Department of Transportation said.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The canal generates yearly revenues above $5 billion to the country’s coffers, according to the U.S. State Department.
—Erika Angulo, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
State of play: The Milken Institute's yearly rankings highlight U.S. cities with job growth, affordable housing, economic equality and other big draws.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2024, Chicago set a yearly record for rides on the Divvy bike system and shared e-scooters, hitting more than 10 million trips, the Department of Transportation said.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearly
Adjective
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An applicant’s annual income will determine the monthly rent payment at the affordable Desoto Apartments complex.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Climate change was expected to drive American lobsters to seek deeper waters, beavers to colonize new parts of Canada, and wolf spiders in the high Arctic to produce a second annual brood.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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However, for Medicare Part C, monthly premium costs were expected to drop on average by 6.75 percent in 2025, according to Investopedia.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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By comparison, the overall monthly rate of inflation for food in December was 2.5%, with the cost of food at home rising just 0.3%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Pop Airplay chart ranks songs by weekly plays on over 150 mainstream top 40 radio stations monitored by Mediabase, with data provided to Billboard by Luminate.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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Just as a precaution, Trend Micro schedules a weekly quick scan.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearly. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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