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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For the third straight year, 202 Hometown Tacos on Lincoln Avenue in Bellevue has become a Christmas pop-up bar, beginning in mid-November until the end of the year.
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Josh Taylor, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Just before winter sets in for good with the solstice on December 21, 2025, the last New Moon of the year acts as an auspicious moment to close 2025, as well as a nine year cycle in numerology.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
Less than 25% of parents begin saving in the early months of the year.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
Lee Legendary Mid-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans Straight-leg jeans are one of the trendiest denim styles of the year, and celebs like Cameron Diaz, Courteney Cox, and Jennifer Lawrence all wore them recently.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
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Josh Taylor, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Just before winter sets in for good with the solstice on December 21, 2025, the last New Moon of the year acts as an auspicious moment to close 2025, as well as a nine year cycle in numerology.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
Less than 25% of parents begin saving in the early months of the year.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
Lee Legendary Mid-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans Straight-leg jeans are one of the trendiest denim styles of the year, and celebs like Cameron Diaz, Courteney Cox, and Jennifer Lawrence all wore them recently.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20year. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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