as in yearbooks
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
When your spring annuals finish, don't uproot them.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
Some herbs, such as marjoram, are botanically perennials but are grown as annuals in cooler climates or, if potted, can be brought indoors in the fall for overwintering.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
Start seeds of warm season annuals and long-lasting perennials.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Fay said garden staff would prioritize colorful annuals, like snapdragons, and winter greens, like cabbages, kale and mustard.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
In colder areas, poinsettias can be cultivated as annuals or kept indoors as houseplants.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
So is your portfolio built around perennials or annuals?
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
My moment Is over—the most velvet of the annuals live far less than a year.
—Lucie Brock-Broido, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
Some herbs, such as marjoram, are botanically perennials but are grown as annuals in cooler climates or, if potted, can be brought indoors in the fall for overwintering.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
Start seeds of warm season annuals and long-lasting perennials.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Fay said garden staff would prioritize colorful annuals, like snapdragons, and winter greens, like cabbages, kale and mustard.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
In colder areas, poinsettias can be cultivated as annuals or kept indoors as houseplants.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
So is your portfolio built around perennials or annuals?
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
My moment Is over—the most velvet of the annuals live far less than a year.
—Lucie Brock-Broido, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuals
Noun
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Prescribed to women with a uterus, progesterone is released into the bloodstream and travels to the organs and tissues where it’s needed.—
Bonnie Vengrow,
Flow Space,
6 Feb. 2026
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If a bird tries to remove the substance by preening, ingestion of the substance can poison them or cause severe damage to internal organs.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Designate a place near the entryway for all mail, periodicals, and paper forms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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His houses were featured in such prominent periodicals as Life magazine in the 1950s and Vogue in 1972.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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The original ownership group sold the Reader in 2007 to Creative Loafing, a small chain of alternative weeklies based in Atlanta.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Users will also be able to purchase physical books through the platform.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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About two years after the launch of audiobooks on Spotify, the company is bringing physical books into the equation.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
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Not long after, major television news networks and newspapers were covering the story.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The foundations for representative government, the 365-day Julian calendar, modern sanitation, newspapers, roads and the postal system were established in Rome.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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While Star Wars has historically borrowed its tone from B-movies and swashbuckling serials, Rogue One brought a new, more serious approach to its subject matter.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Nov. 2025
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The franchise subsequently expanded with serials for radio and film — including Universal’s 1939 serial starring Buster Crabbe — as well as NBC’s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, multiple comic and novel adaptations and a lucrative merchandising run.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Annuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuals. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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