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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 annuals
The annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets and houseplants on offer have been grown by students in the ARL programs.
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Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2026
Enjoy The Show Gardeners across the Lower, Coastal, and Tropical South can anticipate a repeat performance year after year from this tough perennial, but in the majority of the Upper and Middle South, most selections are grown as annuals and must be replanted each spring.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Plant annuals like sunflowers, zinnias, and cosmos as soon as night temperatures stay above 50°F.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Marigolds are another reliable workhorse — one of the toughest annuals for hot-weather gardens.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
But unlike annuals that sprout and flower fast, perennials require patience and may take a year or more to bloom when grown from seed.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, there are a number of fast-growing annuals that can thrive even in the shade.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026
Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2026
Enjoy The Show Gardeners across the Lower, Coastal, and Tropical South can anticipate a repeat performance year after year from this tough perennial, but in the majority of the Upper and Middle South, most selections are grown as annuals and must be replanted each spring.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Plant annuals like sunflowers, zinnias, and cosmos as soon as night temperatures stay above 50°F.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Marigolds are another reliable workhorse — one of the toughest annuals for hot-weather gardens.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
But unlike annuals that sprout and flower fast, perennials require patience and may take a year or more to bloom when grown from seed.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026
Fortunately, there are a number of fast-growing annuals that can thrive even in the shade.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuals
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Fossils from these most special locations not only show body outlines and external textures but also preserve details from appendages and internal organs, from eyes and gills to guts and nerve networks.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Whitaker donated his corneas, four organs and his heart for research.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Amazing was part of a thriving genre of periodicals that included Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) and Galaxy Science Fiction.—
Chris Klimek,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some work came as news through notices of what was happening in cities and towns through the local press and other coverage came through academic outlets or periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Southern California News Group is made up of 11 daily news publications and several weeklies throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.—
Michele Cardon,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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While major alt-weeklies such as the Village Voice (which became part of Westword’s parent company during some consolidation in the industry) and smaller papers have closed in recent years, Westword has found a way to hang on in both print and online.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2026
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The children’s books, which largely attribute poverty in Vietnam to its communist government, also simplify history to play up communist aggression in the civil war—while omitting the extensive role that the United States military played in the conflict.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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In…early books, Strout seemed confident that good would eventually prevail, or at least persist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The trio has also pored over California’s vintage newspapers, which are newly digitized, to find old mining companies’ reports on promising hot spots.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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People used to go there to read newspapers and show one another their pet birds.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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His father, Theodor Thomashefsky, was a producer who worked for Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater Company and later for Roy Rogers cowboy serials, and his mother, Roberta, was a researcher at Columbia Pictures.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Movies, especially science fiction serials, often told the same story.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Annuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuals. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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