of the year
idiom
—used to say that something or someone is the best of its kind in a specific year
the movie/teacher/rookie of the year
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Their $29 million closer, Hendrickson, missed the majority of the year with an injury in the shadows of a contract dispute.
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Best Time to Visit The Intracoastal Waterway is beautiful and calm most of the year, so there’s no bad time to spend a day on Peanut Island.
—Heema Patel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Keep your cool, adjust expectations, and don’t let discouragement bring you down during this early period of the year.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
Health Is Wealth Lentil Soup Recipe developer and food writer Carolynn Carreño calls this Health is Wealth Lentil Soup, in reference to lentils, which in Italian culture symbolize coins and are traditionally eaten for good luck at the beginning of the year.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Best Time to Visit The Intracoastal Waterway is beautiful and calm most of the year, so there’s no bad time to spend a day on Peanut Island.
—Heema Patel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Keep your cool, adjust expectations, and don’t let discouragement bring you down during this early period of the year.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
Health Is Wealth Lentil Soup Recipe developer and food writer Carolynn Carreño calls this Health is Wealth Lentil Soup, in reference to lentils, which in Italian culture symbolize coins and are traditionally eaten for good luck at the beginning of the year.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20year. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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