annually
adverb
an·nu·al·ly
ˈan-yə(-wə)-lē 
-yü-ə-
: once a year : each year
an event that occurs annually
a report that's published annually
She spends about $1,000 of her own money annually on additional supplies, and doesn't hesitate to let the children know it.—
Michael Winerip
Michael WineripMore than 300,000 Americans undergo angioplasty annually to open clogged heart arteries and relieve chest pain.—Melissa Williams
Melissa WilliamsExamples of annually in a Sentence
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This part of the world gets a lot of precipitation annually, but climate scientists say back-to-back tropical systems are being intensified by a combination of persistent La Niña conditions and a warmer atmosphere, which holds more moisture and can lead to much heavier rainfall.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
The celestial phenomenon occurs three or four times annually and always appears consecutively.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Bill Whitaker and Sean Lee 60 Minutes For their project, students at Lambert focused on using CRISPR to target Lyme, a disease that affects nearly half a million Americans annually.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says those payments will cost roughly $600 billion each round and increase the deficit by $6 trillion over a decade, assuming dividends are paid annually.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
The celestial phenomenon occurs three or four times annually and always appears consecutively.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Bill Whitaker and Sean Lee 60 Minutes For their project, students at Lambert focused on using CRISPR to target Lyme, a disease that affects nearly half a million Americans annually.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says those payments will cost roughly $600 billion each round and increase the deficit by $6 trillion over a decade, assuming dividends are paid annually.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Annually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annually. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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