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Recent Examples of years
Coming off a career-high 73 points and just 24 years old on a $7 million-per-year deal (a bargain relative to Kaprizov's soon-to-be $17 million per year), Boldy is entering his prime and the Wild are looking for big things from him.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for years
Noun
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Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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The meals were invoiced as food for wellness fairs, family fun days and other Foundation events.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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City were the first high-profile club, three years ago, to announce their women’s team would no longer wear white shorts as part of their home kit to help players feel more comfortable when on their periods.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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In periods of drought, though, Israel draws water from the Sea of Galilee to the north.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some families pass the necklaces down through generations.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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With one million units sold annually; the Magic 8 Ball has been in existence for 75 years and remains a pop culture staple, captivating generations with its mysterious ability to answer life’s questions with a simple shake.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The museum offers school field trip opportunities for all ages and Johnson tells me that field trip scholarships are available for schools through funding from the Tyson Family Foundation.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Deaths among those ages 5 to 19 also increased in Eastern Europe, high-income North America and the Caribbean, and among adolescents and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa, due to infectious diseases and unintentional injuries.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Coleman has been invisible at times and did something off-field to make McDermott bench him for the first series of the New England loss.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Like so many of Italy’s landmarks, historic sites often adapt to contemporary times with modern additions.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to a trio of researchers Monday for their work on how cycles of technological innovation feed economic growth.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rimes has described experiencing cycles of praise and harsh criticism — both as a child star and during her affair with Cibrian.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Years.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/years. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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