almanac

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Recent Examples of almanac The almanac notes that National Weather Service records from the central Plains show that some cities and areas may get their first measurable snow in November, while others don’t until late November or December. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Ohio is expected to see its first measurable snow closer to December, according to the almanac. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026 Above-average snofall is forecast from central New England through the Appalachian Mountains, Intermountain region, Pacific Northwest and Alaska, the almanac says. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026 The forecasting formula developed by Thomas is still kept under literal lock and key at the almanac’s headquarters in Dublin, New Hampshire, in an actual black box. — HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for almanac
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Noun
  • The Whole Earth Catalog, founded by writer and editor Stewart Brand, promoted ecological knowledge and self-sufficiency, but was still a compendium of things to buy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Houston Chronicle food team has been chipping away at our 2026 Top 100 Restaurants list, the city’s singular compendium of the best places to eat.
    — Jody Schmal, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The walls were draped with red velvet, while tables were spread with candles and garland.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Hogsmeade village will be decorated with lights, garlands and wreaths, while the Frog Choir performs holiday music several times a day, according to the park.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some of the symposium's organizers, like Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledge their goal is partly to dispel the whiff of wellness hype.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some of her recipes include lentil granola, bean-ana bread and a mung bean scallion pancake.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Check out our compilation of the bright spots and some questionable things about each book.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This isn’t an epic work but a compilation of comic sketches tied together with heavy thematic string.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In my disturbance—whether witnessed by a fellow cinema patron or a reader of this essay—I am exposed a second time.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Singletary has used her own life experiences including raising her kids, helping take care of her disabled brother and planning her estate to help her readers navigate their financial journeys.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Babysitter not only marks the fourth film in an ongoing partnership between the streamer and the prolific children’s horror author, but also the first not based on a short from Stine’s Nightmare Hour or Haunting Hour anthologies.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The show is structured as a horror story anthology for adult puppetry fans, featuring an array of gothic costumes, different puppetry styles and lots of music played by a band of Dreadfuls risen out of the graveyard.
    — Benjamin Carr, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • His latest album attempts to reconcile a life of precarity with the spiritual rewards of finding one’s voice.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The vinyl edition — which will come on heavyweight red vinyl — will feature all five Loose Lips songs on LP, alongside the original Foreign Tongues album.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Almanac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almanac. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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