as in yearly
occurring once every year
Much of the city's elite attend the museum's annual gala, and it has grown in prominence with each passing year. The couple had booked a cruise for their annual vacation away from the kids.
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as in yearbook
a book or magazine that is published once a year
The society releases an annual that includes all the proceedings of its meetings during the year
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Recent Examples of annual
Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who will each appear on the cover of the issue, as well as the accomplished women profiled in the annual Women’s Impact Report, which highlights leaders in the entertainment industry.
—William Earl, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Safflower is an attractive annual, growing to three feet tall.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for retirees and disabled beneficiaries is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers, up to a certain annual salary, which is slated to increase to $184,500 in 2026, from $176,100 in 2025.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who will each appear on the cover of the issue, as well as the accomplished women profiled in the annual Women’s Impact Report, which highlights leaders in the entertainment industry.
—William Earl, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Friedman said the move will enable its majority independent garden center customers to order more perennials, annuals and vegetables.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Safflower is an attractive annual, growing to three feet tall.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annual
Adjective
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That's because money for the benefit programs is considered mandatory spending by law, meaning its budget is not dependent on yearly congressional approval, according to the SSA.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shares for Hoka and Ugg parent company Deckers Brands dropped over 8 percent in after-market trading on Thursday after the footwear maker posted yearly guidance below analysts’ expectations.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My dad’s high school yearbook contains some colorful inscriptions.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The teachers also included yearbook photos of themselves and a third-grade Danny as a callback to the homeowners' original connection to the Christmas Fantasy House committee.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Letters will be mailed in December to let beneficiaries know what their new monthly will be, SSA said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The $750 monthlies are pretty painless (though the building is self-managed) and get you a 49-square-foot storage locker in addition to the five closets throughout the apartment.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, heavy spenders who consistently exceed $3,000 quarterly in dining, airfare, or hotels may find the caps limiting.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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During his first term, Trump publicly asked the SEC on X, then still known as Twitter, to study shifting company disclosures from a quarterly to semiannual basis, stating business leaders felt less frequent reporting would allow for greater flexibility and long-term planning.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Well, fortunately, there’s such an invention as the World Series Weird and Wild column (Game 1 edition).—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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And at the conference’s 2021 edition, Martin Baron, who stepped down that year after a long run as editor of the Washington Post, attended virtually to discuss the state of the media.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, CMT causes a range of sensory and motor symptoms, including numbness, tingling, pain, muscle weakness and atrophy — deterioration in cells, tissues, and organs.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Endometriosis Endometriosis is a condition in which uterine-like tissue grows outside of the uterus on other nearby organs.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Episodes air weekly and at least one dancing partner will be packing their bags each week until the finale.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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New episodes of season one air weekly on Tuesdays through October 28, 2025.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, the stars of the show here are its handmade soba and udon noodles, made fresh daily by owner and noodle master Seiji Akutsu.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Metropolitan dailies, in particular, have suffered despite the growing urban population, with the slack taken up somewhat by the increase in suburban newspapers.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Annual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annual. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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