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
Planting sun-loving annuals in shade will yield fewer flowers, and ignoring spacing requirements often leads to plant disease and other growth problems.
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
In colder areas, poinsettias can be cultivated as annuals or kept indoors as houseplants.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
Remove and destroy all infected plant parts and debris from infected vegetables, annuals, and perennials when cleaning up as early in fall as possible.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
In colder areas, poinsettias can be cultivated as annuals or kept indoors as houseplants.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
Remove and destroy all infected plant parts and debris from infected vegetables, annuals, and perennials when cleaning up as early in fall as possible.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
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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Even the protective layers of cells that compose your skin and line your organs use electrical signals to make decisions, according to recent research.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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While the delivery of blood to your organs, tissues, and muscles is already tightly regulated, exercise, like jumping, can increase this, according to Wickham.—
Danielle Zickl,
Outside,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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From pamphlets to periodicals to local newspapers, the printed news created this country.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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After the lawsuit was filed, the jail changed its mail policy, and softcover books as well as periodicals published by the nonprofit were accepted into the jail.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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That storied history will continue now that the 54-year-old publication is being acquired by Noisy Creek — the media company that bought alternative weeklies in Seattle and Portland, Oregon — The Stranger and the Portland Mercury.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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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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As part of the program, the Assistance League provides shoes, clothing and books to children in Vista, Oceanside and Carlsbad via an ALNC Advocate dedicated to each school.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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This on-sale pick has a spacious lower shelf for books, remotes, and other essentials, and its wood-grain finish adds a rustic charm.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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The towing companies would be required to either advertise the auction on their websites or publish legal advertisements in local newspapers.—
Dave Altimari,
ProPublica,
7 Jan. 2026
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Or to be worthy of words in magazines, newspapers and blogs.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 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 20 Jan. 2026.
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