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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The team had cycled between quarterbacks Kaidon Salter and Ryan Staub across the first nine games of the year.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
In the six-month-long outdoor study conducted on the roof of the Sydney Nanoscience Hub, dew could be collected over 32 percent of the year and so could provide a sustainable and predictable supply of water even in periods with no rain.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
His work amid the injury woes could make a case for a postseason assistant coach of the year award, and Kyle Shanahan has an argument for the head coaching version of the honor given the 49ers’ success despite losing so many players.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
And coach Mario Cristobal is one of 24 on the midseason watch list for the 2025 Dodd Trophy, given to college football’s coach of the year.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
In the six-month-long outdoor study conducted on the roof of the Sydney Nanoscience Hub, dew could be collected over 32 percent of the year and so could provide a sustainable and predictable supply of water even in periods with no rain.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
His work amid the injury woes could make a case for a postseason assistant coach of the year award, and Kyle Shanahan has an argument for the head coaching version of the honor given the 49ers’ success despite losing so many players.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
And coach Mario Cristobal is one of 24 on the midseason watch list for the 2025 Dodd Trophy, given to college football’s coach of the year.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20year. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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