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weekly

1 of 3

adverb

week·​ly ˈwē-klē How to pronounce weekly (audio)
: every week : once a week : by the week

weekly

2 of 3

adjective

1
: occurring, appearing, or done weekly
weekly meetings
2
: reckoned by the week
weekly rental rates

weekly

3 of 3

noun

plural weeklies
: a weekly newspaper or periodical

Examples of weekly in a Sentence

Adjective I make weekly trips to the grocery store.
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Adverb
Industry season four will run eight episodes, rolled out weekly, in which Harper (Myha’la) and Yasmina (Marisa Abela) continue their high-risk, high-reward personal and professional lifestyles. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025 How To Clean Glass and Plastic Lampshades In addition to dusting weekly, deep clean glass and plastic lampshades as needed. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
Adjective
The most controversial moment Monday during Lewis’ weekly press came when the discussion turned to the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025 ChatGPT is, however, enjoying its first mover advantage, reporting early last month over 800 million weekly active users. Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Noun
Treatment Time 10 minutes, four times per weekly, for up to 6 consecutive weeks before seeing major results. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025 How To Clean Paper Lampshades Dust paper lampshades inside and outside weekly, but skip the lint roller which might be too sticky and damage the paper. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weekly

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weekly was in the 15th century

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“Weekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weekly. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

weekly

1 of 2 adjective
week·​ly ˈwē-klē How to pronounce weekly (audio)
1
: occurring, done, produced, or published every week
2
: figured by the week
a weekly wage
weekly adverb

weekly

2 of 2 noun
plural weeklies
: a weekly publication

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