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
These easy-to-grow flowers are perennial in warmer climates and are considered hardy annuals in areas below USDA hardiness zone 8.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
Along with the daffodil patch, Shickasheen also has a gift shop, a tool shed and a garden center with annuals, perennials, shrubs and bushes available for purchase.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
Many annuals and perennials need plenty of sunlight to thrive.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Before rushing the product tables at Avon Gardens for your favorite peonies and annuals, take a test stroll.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
Along with the daffodil patch, Shickasheen also has a gift shop, a tool shed and a garden center with annuals, perennials, shrubs and bushes available for purchase.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
Many annuals and perennials need plenty of sunlight to thrive.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Before rushing the product tables at Avon Gardens for your favorite peonies and annuals, take a test stroll.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuals
Noun
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Orbán did not so much dismantle Hungary’s democracy as reconfigure its organs from within.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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She was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa — an eye disease that causes vision loss — and lupus, a disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy tissues and organs instead of fighting germs, according to court records.—
Chase Jordan
April 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Additionally, the agency is seeking price changes for first-class mail products, periodicals, marketing mail and package services.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Many colonial American newspaper editors, such as James Franklin and Benjamin Franklin, were deeply influenced by the essays Addison and Steele published in their periodicals, the Tatler and the Spectator.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Mar. 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 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
Noun
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Passing on The Tillbrooks helps CBS, in its first upfront since parent Paramount Global’s acquisition by Skydance, balance its books.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Gratz is an award-winning journalist and author of several books about cities.—
Roberta Brandes Gratz,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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It was published in newspapers and magazines around the world, earning him global recognition and giving him a career shooting photographs of animals in the wild.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts were able to capture stunning photos of the moon’s far side that were splashed on the front pages of newspapers across the country this week.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 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 17 Apr. 2026.
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