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time of year

noun phrase

: period of the year : season
It's unusually hot for this time of year.

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Here, depending on the time of year, visitors will encounter a sleepy handful or a rowdy convention of elephant seals. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025 The airlines understand this time of year so well. Rio Yamat, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025 The temperature in the metro on Monday is expected to be in the low 50s, which is close to Kansas City’s average of 50 degrees for this time of year. Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025 There’s a reason shopping is so much fun this time of year, and no one knows that better than Nordstrom. Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time of year

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“Time of year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20of%20year. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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