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year

noun

Definition of yearnext
as in day

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Recent Examples of year This achievement continues the pilot project on high-voltage battery recycling launched last year. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026 The characters have much more interiority than the typical part for a 12-year-old. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Lille have compensated with a more youthful midfield, where 18-year-old tempo-controller Ayyoub Bouaddi was their undoubted star last season. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the city’s only authorized betting operator, tops Asia’s corporate rankings at $774 million a year, ahead of Tencent at $404 million. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for year
Recent Examples of Synonyms for year
  1. day
  2. period
  3. time
  4. cycle
  5. generation
  6. era
Noun
  • Geiger-Müller and neutron detectors found no detectable gamma or X-ray emissions, while neutron counts remained statistically indistinguishable from background during about five days of monitoring.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • My king bed was crisp, puffy, and beyond dreamy to slip into after a long day on my feet.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of day
Noun
  • The crawlers wander about the plants for a short period of time and then begin to feed and create a waxy covering.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The campaign in Ituri and North Kivu is expected to cover 20,000 front-line workers over a period of six to nine months.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of period
Noun
  • However, the announcement does not provide quantified figures for cost savings, production-time reductions or improvements in battery performance.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Their last, on Avenida del Sol, was designed to look ahead for its time, with futuristic glass fixtures.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of time
Noun
  • The faster the growth, the more Nvidia's reliance on the AI investment cycle becomes a central market focal point.
    — , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The look back shows the familiar societal cycle around powerful technology, spanning excitement, anxiety, and dread.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cycle
Noun
  • Its high density allows power-generation equipment such as turbines and heat exchangers to be considerably more compact than comparable steam-cycle equipment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses start at $799, while its third-generation flagship camera-enabled Ray-Bans cost $449.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of generation
Noun
  • John of John takes place in the 1990s, before everyone had the internet and cell phones had become appendages, and the story's pacing matches that era in that nothing is immediate.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Beneath all the chrome, retro detailing, and Corvette nostalgia is still a Mazda MX-5, one of the most universally loved little roadsters of the modern era.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of era

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“Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/year. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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