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
Nobody’s eager to break the news to him — particularly not Knight (Katrina Law), who’s hit her yearly quota of awkward conversations with Jimmy and is a little hurt that Victoria didn’t call her about the money.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch Tuesday extended until 9 p.m. CT for parts of Mississippi and Louisiana, including New Orleans, where tens of thousands gathered outdoors for the yearly Mardi Gras celebration.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
According to the team, these findings indicate that seasonal and yearly changes to the amount of baleen whale song might mirror changes in the local food web.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, access to this tool requires a monthly (or yearly) subscription.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch Tuesday extended until 9 p.m. CT for parts of Mississippi and Louisiana, including New Orleans, where tens of thousands gathered outdoors for the yearly Mardi Gras celebration.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
According to the team, these findings indicate that seasonal and yearly changes to the amount of baleen whale song might mirror changes in the local food web.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, access to this tool requires a monthly (or yearly) subscription.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearly
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In 2023, the grocery bill for the park’s annual Valentine’s dinner was $280.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even before the Irish journalist Fintan O’Toole urged his government to steal American scientists, Bromberg had already researched the cost of moving Gatsby, her 70-pound dog, from Columbus to Dublin: $8,000, or about one-quarter of a typical annual graduate salary.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Borrowers should also sign up for autopay, where the monthly payments are automatically transferred from their bank account.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Eggs had the largest monthly price jump, up 15.2% after the H5N1 bird flu disrupted egg production.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Believe it or not, despite the major market averages still within shouting distance of all-time highs, the latest weekly Sentiment Survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) showed only 19.4% of folks on Main Street were bullish.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The email stated that weekly submissions would be required by Monday at 11:59 p.m.—
Martha McHardy,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearly. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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