as in yearly
occurring once every year
Much of the city's elite attend the museum's annual gala, and it has grown in prominence with each passing year. The couple had booked a cruise for their annual vacation away from the kids.
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as in yearbook
a book or magazine that is published once a year
The society releases an annual that includes all the proceedings of its meetings during the year
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Recent Examples of annual
Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
The annual net operating income was $202,793.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
Dill is an annual that grows three feet tall, producing large clusters of flowers that will remind you of fennel, a dill relative.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The annual event, which started in 1994, is organzied in partnership with the National Environmental Education Foundation.
—Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 26 Sep. 2025
The annual net operating income was $202,793.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
The effort is part of the state’s annual On The Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive safety campaign and follows the Aug. 2 death of 10-year-old Brooklyn Mae Carroll of Apex in a crash on Harris Lake in Chatham County.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
Dill is an annual that grows three feet tall, producing large clusters of flowers that will remind you of fennel, a dill relative.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annual
Adjective
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Post-extension-signing, a seven-victory season granted a yearly raise of $250,000, eight victories a $500,000 raise, and nine a $750,000, non-cumulative.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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No Annual Fee - our low intro rates and all the benefits don’t come with a yearly charge.—
Raina He,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Last year, someone found a moped, another person found a yearbook from the 1940s, and a beer keg-sized perfume bottle, Sylvester said.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Robinson had braces in the yearbook photo, a childlike image that made the moment all the more poignant.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The monthlies are $982 and cover a live-in super, a bike room, and in-building laundry.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
15 Sep. 2025
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Over the five months, average premiums declined for 19 of the 90 home insurance companies regulated by the state, according to a South Florida Sun Sentinel analysis of Residential Market Share Reports that the office this year began releasing on a monthly, in addition to quarterly, basis.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
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Although originally slated as a quarterly for 50 cents a year, on July 13, 1910, Women’s Wear bows as a daily afternoon paper at 1 cent an issue.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Moody's quarterly paints a sobering picture for hospitals and health systems.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The takeover talks are happening during a busy fall game release schedule for the company; the latest edition of its annual soccer game, EA Sports FC 26, is out this week.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In August, Bloom attended the 2025 edition of Fan Expo Chicago and said all the cast would need to return for a new Pirates of the Caribbean movie to do well.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Convenient scapegoat The council is widely considered unreformable because neither America nor Russia and China would ever contemplate giving up the veto privilege that gums up what could be an international peacekeeping organ.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The council is widely considered unreformable because neither America nor Russia and China would ever contemplate giving up the veto privilege that gums up what could be an international peacekeeping organ.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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In conversation with Branded CEO Jasper Donat, Poh noted that the broadcaster now reaches 96% of Singapore’s adult population weekly across TV, radio, digital and social platforms.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Welcome back to In the Loop, TIME’s new twice-weekly newsletter about AI.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gray’s challenge Republicans are hammering Gray daily for one thing or another.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Most adults can take 75–100 milligrams of zinc daily, typically in lozenge form.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Annual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annual. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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