: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal
a year-round resort
year-round adverb
year-rounder noun

Examples of year-round in a Sentence

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Beginning in 2016, in an unprecedented move, Kentucky Downs began helping supplement other tracks in the state to keep more horses running year-round in the Bluegrass State. Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025 The goal was to create a water efficient garden with plants that would thrive in the environment but also be lush and colorful year-round. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 The Best Times to Visit Though summer offers lake-friendly weather and annual attractions like the Keith County Fair, Ogallala Rodeo, and the Iron Horse Arts Festival, Ogallala is lively year-round. Angela Lian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025 The country observes Atlantic Standard Time year-round. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for year-round

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of year-round was in 1924

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“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

year-round

adjective
ˈyi(ə)r-ˈrau̇nd,
ˈyiə-ˈrau̇nd
: being in operation for the whole year
a year-round resort
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