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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
There is a wide selection of shade plants for pots to choose from, mostly annuals, but there are also some perennial shade plants that do well in containers.
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Here, our experts shared their favorite long-blooming annuals and perennials so your garden looks beautiful all season long.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
These deer-resistant annuals are colorful, easy-to-grow, and won't appeal to foraging deer.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Here, our experts shared their favorite long-blooming annuals and perennials so your garden looks beautiful all season long.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
These deer-resistant annuals are colorful, easy-to-grow, and won't appeal to foraging deer.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuals
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Back in the lab, Kurts and his immunology team screened the pigeon organs for magnetic cells and found the liver contained the highest concentration of iron.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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That disorder causes iron to build up in vital organs, leading to liver disease, lowered immunity and other complications, officials said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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History Magazine journalism developed during the 18th century alongside pamphlets and early periodicals in Britain and the American colonies.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 May 2026
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The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 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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Heuermann is an avid ready of books and periodicals, Toulon told ABC News.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Visitors can enter through the fly, then sit in the library among books selected by Gone examining tourism, colonization, sugar production and the history of the Caribbean and Latin America.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Five thousand Cubs fans who had read all about it in their city’s newspapers met him with jeers when his train arrived at Chicago’s Union Station.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Why reading is good for your brain Bone, a senior research fellow in statistics and epidemiology at University College London, said these events might not necessarily mean more adults are leisure reading, which can include physical and e-books, magazines and newspapers.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Several companies have begun to supply bite-sized dramas and serials for venues like TikTok or Meta’s Reels.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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This book got its start as part of the SCP Wiki, a collaborative writing space about fictional paranormal items and entities studied scientifically, and a lot of your previous works have been released as web serials.—
Sarah Lewin Frasier,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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“Annuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuals. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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