year-round
adjective
: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal
a year-round resort
year-round
adverb
Examples of year-round in a Sentence
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West Mae's Beach is on Barataria Bay, the largest estuary in Louisiana, where bottlenose dolphins live year-round – but the population there is threatened, according to the Marine Mammal Commission.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Fresh collard greens are generally available in the South year-round.
—Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
The project plans to also include a recreation space, including a new town square that will showcase local restaurants and host year-round activities.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2024
Allergies are common in the spring, though people can suffer from sniffles and itchy, watery-eyes year-round in the Sunshine State.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
The song’s lyrics — highlighting women who prefer beer to champagne, and who leave Christmas lights hanging year-round — vividly detailed a lifestyle familiar to millions of female country music fans.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024
There currently are no visas available for low-level year-round labor, for example.
—USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Popular tropical locales like the Dominican Republic will suffer the greatest decline in temperate, year-round weather, with 124 fewer outdoor days per year, while Mexico, India, Thailand, and Egypt will lose between 55 and 86 outdoor days annually.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
One of the goals was for people to be able to use the facility year-round.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Fresh collard greens are generally available in the South year-round.
—Ben Jarrell, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
The project plans to also include a recreation space, including a new town square that will showcase local restaurants and host year-round activities.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2024
Allergies are common in the spring, though people can suffer from sniffles and itchy, watery-eyes year-round in the Sunshine State.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
The song’s lyrics — highlighting women who prefer beer to champagne, and who leave Christmas lights hanging year-round — vividly detailed a lifestyle familiar to millions of female country music fans.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024
There currently are no visas available for low-level year-round labor, for example.
—USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Popular tropical locales like the Dominican Republic will suffer the greatest decline in temperate, year-round weather, with 124 fewer outdoor days per year, while Mexico, India, Thailand, and Egypt will lose between 55 and 86 outdoor days annually.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
One of the goals was for people to be able to use the facility year-round.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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