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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Total annual deficits rolled together over time = total debt ($36.2 trillion today).—
Axios,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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If these chips get banned, Nvidia could lose billions in annual revenue from China.—
Kristina Partsinevelos,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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From March onwards, Rothstein believes these will feed into weak nonfarm payrolls reports, the monthly measure of employment in the U.S. released by the Department of Labor.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Investors will be closely attuned to the government’s monthly jobs report Friday, set to be released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8:30 a.m.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Check your local listings, watch full episodes here, or listen to the weekly podcast here.—
The Editors,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2025
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Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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