1
: reckoned by the year
2
: occurring, appearing, made, done, or acted upon every year or once a year : annual
Examples of yearly in a Sentence
Adjective
She renews her lease on a yearly basis.
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Adjective
Since automatic adjustments were introduced in 1975, the SSA has relied on CPI-W data from July through September to determine yearly benefit increases, with the goal of ensuring payments keep pace with rising expenses—such as housing, food and health care.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
If yearly statistics feel too abstract, just zoom in on the 24 hours before Kirk was killed.
—John Feinblatt, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
The Charlotte Black Film Festival continues to program a variety of features yearly.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
If your teen tends to change styles and aesthetics yearly, this bed’s warm wood tones can easily lean from cottagecore to clean girl and even to preppy without skipping a beat.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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