(all) round the year

phrase

chiefly British
: throughout the entire year
The bush stays green (all) round the year.

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The last two seasons have seen one pitcher drafted in the first round the year prior debut on the big stage. — Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025 The most recent run was to the Eastern Conference Finals, when the Knicks fell to the Indiana Pacers — the same team that defeated them in the second round the year prior. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025 Expansion Beyond the October Event Many markets begin with an annual hometown event but then expand to select the events round the year. — John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Oct. 2023 Eight teams didn’t get out of the first round the year after. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022 Indianapolis has taken a quarterback in each of the past two drafts, though, selecting Texas’s Sam Ehlinger in the sixth round a year ago and taking Washington’s Jacob Eason in the fourth round the year before that. — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2022 The Cowboys took Neville Gallimore in the third round last season and Trysten Hill in the second round the year before. — David Moore, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2021

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“(all) round the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28all%29%20round%20the%20year. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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