year

noun

Definition of yearnext
as in day

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Recent Examples of year Taking up a higher starting position, the 34-year-old should have scored earlier in the second half after ghosting into the box to see his diving header cleared off the line by Takehiro Tomiyasu. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026 As for the official calendar, Indian couturier Manish Malhotra, who dressed Karan Johar at this year’s Met Gala, is among the guest houses showing in Paris this season. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026 Derived from a Central African shrub, the drug's ability to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings were uncovered by accident, when Howard Lotsof, a 19-year old addicted to heroin, tried ibogaine out of curiosity in 1962. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Pavel Mintyukov signs contract extension with Ducks Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov has agreed to five-year contract extension worth $36 million with the Ducks, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 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
  • Captain Tim Ream entered the media area after the defeat, a shell of a man who had spent the previous days proudly leading the team throughout this tournament, playing in four US matches at this World Cup.
    — David Close, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Every travel day requires a spacious carry-on bag that’s comfortable to schlep through the airport and spacious enough to hold your in-flight essentials.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of day
Noun
  • Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
  • During these periods, the probe goes into a hibernation mode in which its instruments still collect data, but most other systems power down.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of period
Noun
  • While wedding vows typically last about one to three minutes per person, Swift and Kelce took their time celebrating one another on their big day.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026
  • The extraordinary strait lockdown could make this time different.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of time
Noun
  • Laundry Sheets, In Detail Laundry detergent sheets are ultra-concentrated, thin slabs of solid detergent that dissolve during the wash cycle.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
  • For Swift, an increase in solar activity magnified this impact over the past couple of years as the sun reached the peak of its 11-year cycle.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of cycle
Noun
  • Yet emissions still rose because electricity demand increased and coal generation rebounded.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Delaying much beyond that risks the continuity that has sustained collider physics for generations.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of generation
Noun
  • Some visitors there, too, can’t help but connect Lincoln’s era in America to today’s politics, said Rob Thurman, the museum’s assistant director.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Ohio organizers are honoring Toni Morrison with a yearlong, statewide reading project that sequences her 11 novels by era, revealing a sweeping, alternative history of America.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of era

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“Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/year. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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