almanacs

noun

plural of almanac
as in garlands

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  1. garlands
  2. symposia
  3. ana
  4. compilations
  5. compendiums
  6. anthologies
  7. readers
  8. albums
Noun
  • While Ma handled the quilting and Pa the whittling, the girls often made crowns from wildflowers, dolls from cloth or paper, and homemade garlands for the holidays.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026
  • Images of King wearing lei, garlands that are synonymous with Hawaiian culture, have been previously published -- but most of the photos displayed in Hawaii’s new exhibit have never been seen before.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of garlands
Noun
  • Among the attractions are a Maid Cafe inspired by Tokyo’s Akihabara district, the Anime Expo Fashion Show, J-Pop performances, academic symposiums, gaming panels and previews of upcoming anime series and films.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 2 July 2026
  • The Redken Symposium format has evolved over the years—some symposiums have offered more a la carte classes, while this year the focus has been on mainstage sessions.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of symposia
Noun
  • Some of her recipes include lentil granola, bean-ana bread and a mung bean scallion pancake.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
Definition of ana
Noun
  • One of her most successful compilations brings Spears to career milestones on two rankings, reaching a different figure on the two.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • This team will go down as one of the most beloved compilations of talent in the city’s history.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Definition of compilations
Noun
  • Among the books found missing from UCLA's collections were classic compendiums of Chinese cultural heritage.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Any new boxed set in the series of Beach Boys compendiums that have been released sequentially over the years has been highly anticipated by hardcore fans.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of compendiums
Noun
  • The third chapter of my book on anthologies, The Treasuries, is about literary censorship in the early nineteenth century.
    — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026
  • Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Definition of anthologies
Noun
  • Increasingly, Floridians are living their lives in a state of surveillance, tracked by license-plate readers, cell-phone data and cameras owned by private businesses who readily surrender footage when a law-enforcement agency requests it.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Here are ten excellent new books that reflect the ups and downs of young readers’ emotional lives, from toddlerhood to the teenage years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of readers
Noun
  • Artists recorded albums, labels promoted them, radio drove discovery, media created visibility, promoters sold tickets and agents built careers through relationships, routing, market knowledge and negotiation.
    — Kristi Adair-Pearcy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The two-hour-plus show, consisting of 21 songs from a catalog that is estimated to have sold in the neighborhood of 200 million albums worldwide, featured numerous highlights — almost all of which came courtesy of the 71-year-old Young.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of albums
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