seasonal
adjective
sea·son·al
ˈsē-zᵊn-əl 
ˈsēz-nəl
1
: of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
seasonal storms
2
: affected or caused by seasonal need or availability
seasonal industries
Examples of seasonal in a Sentence
The rise in gas prices is seasonal.
The store hires seasonal workers during the holidays.
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California's binary wet/dry seasonal cycle means rain in the winter, which feeds the growth of chaparral and sage in the hills and coastal mountains, followed by dry summer heat, which turns that biomass into fuel for wildfires.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
And each time bird flu infects a person who’s already harboring a seasonal flu, the viruses will have the opportunity to swap genetic material, potentially speeding H5N1’s adaptation to us.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
For retailers, seasonal hiring does not take place just within stores.
—Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Spring and summer were more than one and a half degrees celsius warmer than the seasonal average from 1991 to 2020.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
And each time bird flu infects a person who’s already harboring a seasonal flu, the viruses will have the opportunity to swap genetic material, potentially speeding H5N1’s adaptation to us.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
For retailers, seasonal hiring does not take place just within stores.
—Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Spring and summer were more than one and a half degrees celsius warmer than the seasonal average from 1991 to 2020.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Seasonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seasonal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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