year

noun

Definition of yearnext
as in day

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Recent Examples of year Morris has held other leadership roles in education before stepping into her current position, first leading the school’s Dallas-area campus in Irving, Texas, then returning to the Atlanta area last year to lead the campus in Decatur. — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Young people in particular have soured on the technology over the last year, a development that may at least partially be explained by a pallid entry-level job market. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 For Meta, which already lost two pivotal cases over harms to children and teens this year, the stakes are high. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Against this backdrop, SEVENTEEN’s full thirteen-member renewal was the year’s most conspicuous counterexample. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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
  • This space used to be their home, where so many legendary moments took place, scenes that are replayed over and over on game days inside Yankee Stadium, the history of the team so essential to its appeal.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Specifically designed with game day in mind, the private members areas and bars can be converted into viewing platforms so guests can watch from a lounge or be in the action and watch live from the stands.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of day
Noun
  • The two countries usually hold field training exercises during the command post exercise period.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That despite tumult and prolonged periods of poor form – having endured a terrible start and with the end of their league campaign similarly tailing off – Villa can find a way to win.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of period
Noun
  • According to information provided to the court, that witness is expected to testify about coercive interrogation techniques and how memory becomes less reliable over time.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit marks the second time in six years that DePaul has been sued by a mental health provider that worked with the school’s athletes.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of time
Noun
  • Astronomers have long known that Betelgeuse has an unexplained six-year-long periodic fluctuation in its brightness in addition to its less dramatic 400-day cycle.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Nights can be a sullen cycle of sleep, showering and opening a window — only to close it later to block out the urban noise.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cycle
Noun
  • From long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station to helping prepare the Artemis generation, his contributions have helped position NASA for what comes next.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Its chief executive earns more than the presidents of Duke, Georgetown, the University of Chicago, and Emory — schools with a fraction of WGU's enrollment but generations more prestige.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of generation
Noun
  • Saltergate, to use its actual name, had seen better days; the facilities, certainly in the wooden main stand, belonging to an era that the rest of football had left behind years earlier.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Bronin was also endorsed earlier this year by Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020 and is widely viewed as a possible 2028 contender.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of era

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“Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/year. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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