year

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Recent Examples of year The team’s minor-league pitcher of the year for 2025, Prielipp is off to an even better start than Rojas. Dan Hayes, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Gilgeous-Alexander is trying to go back-to-back, Jokic — who has been first or second in five straight seasons, entering this year — is seeking his fourth MVP in six years and Wembanyama is a finalist for the first time. Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Joan, a 64-year-old patient, came into my office frustrated. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026 Thank you for the prayers and support over the last year. Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for year
Recent Examples of Synonyms for year
Noun
  • Let the day unfold instead of forcing it.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That happened one day during a middle school game.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Conventional warfare, in which bombs are dropped, shipping channels are mined, and the Geneva Conventions apply more broadly, tends to be time-limited (even if the conflict endures for a long period of time).
    Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen had a dreadful Game 2 before giving way to Lyon in the third period.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • If plans shift, especially around kids or social time, stay flexible instead of trying to control it.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This time at the top of the fourth quarter, when Brown inexplicably sat both Brunson and Towns simultaneously, comfortably nursing a lead that had ballooned as large as 14 points.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Iran has repeatedly demonstrated an ability to exploit the rhythms of American politics — election cycles, media pressures, bureaucratic fragmentation — to delay, confuse, and outmaneuver counterparts.
    Gaurav Srivastava, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The big hit came courtesy of Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler, who capped off the rally by tagging Crochet for a three-run home run to dead center field and ultimately finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.
    Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Artisanal work of this caliber is rare air indeed—an heirloom object that appears to defy gravity but is firmly rooted in generations of savoir faire.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His choreography, recreated from his work on the show, delivers big, bold, classic Broadway dance sequences that feel ripped from another era in the best way.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Alliances with independents and provocateurs can bring younger crowds to the traditional news fold in an era when such viewership is not guaranteed.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

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

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