How to Use calendrical in a Sentence
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The second of these moons is called a blue moon — a calendrical blue moon, to be precise.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
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Many astronomical events, such as meteor showers, run by calendrical timings as well.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2026
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Of particular interest is Stele 1, which depicts a decapitation scene, as well as a calendrical sign with the date 5 Ajaw (849 CE).
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026
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Researchers believe that the chamber was used for mentorship and training, and to teach calendrical calculations during the 8th century CE, before being filled in around the end of the century, eventually becoming the foundation for a new building.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
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Archaeologists excavating Xultun, a large Mayan site in northeast Guatemala, have identified the name of an 8th-century Mayan astronomer-mathematician who wrote a calendrical formula on an interior wall of a small masonry building.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
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