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
For annuals, catching weeds early can mean the difference between a handful of weeds and thousands of seedlings.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
The target date for planting summer annuals and vegetables has been moving over the last several years.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
Warm weather annuals such as zinnias (Zinnia elegans) or cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), should not be direct sown until the last frost date has passed and daily temperatures reach the 60s consistently.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
However, wet winters also result in the proliferation of non-native annuals such as brome grasses, mustards, and tumbleweed.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
The target date for planting summer annuals and vegetables has been moving over the last several years.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
Warm weather annuals such as zinnias (Zinnia elegans) or cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), should not be direct sown until the last frost date has passed and daily temperatures reach the 60s consistently.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
However, wet winters also result in the proliferation of non-native annuals such as brome grasses, mustards, and tumbleweed.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuals
Noun
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The projectile took a path through tissue and muscle but avoided vital organs and left the back of his neck, Gross testified earlier in the trial, which began last week.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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Over four decades, the regime has bureaucratized the clergy, tying seminaries, mosques and religious foundations ever more tightly to the organs of power.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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The average PhalloFILL patient books four to six sessions, which cost between $2,500 and $4,000 a pop, per the doc.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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As the Creature befriends a blind man (David Bradley), who has shared his love of books, Elordi's character explores his sense of self, and his sense of purpose, and seeks answers – in literature, and in his own fragmented memories.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At a time when thousands of local newspapers across the nation have folded in the face of plummeting web traffic, advertising losses and shifting reader habits, the rebirth of a community news outlet is rare.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Growing up, Silva-Soto joined her mom’s long shifts cleaning houses and delivering stacks of Journal Inquirer newspapers.—
Anna Heqimi,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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