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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Why spend hundreds on new hardware when one of the cheapest, most powerful PC upgrades of the year costs less than a Cava bowl?
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
Since the start of the year, both countries have published AI Action Plans.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
The Yankees captain’s 47th home run of the year pushed him past Joe DiMaggio for sole possession of fourth all-time in his club’s history.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Martian surface darkened during certain parts of the year, giving rise to theories that plants grew there.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
Since the start of the year, both countries have published AI Action Plans.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
The Yankees captain’s 47th home run of the year pushed him past Joe DiMaggio for sole possession of fourth all-time in his club’s history.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Martian surface darkened during certain parts of the year, giving rise to theories that plants grew there.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of the year
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“Of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20year. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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