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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
Get the most out of these beloved annuals by learning how to deadhead petunias to promote new growth and continuous flowering.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Read on for favorite full-sun annuals with bright blooms that will welcome pollinators like bees and butterflies to your garden.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
The tulip garden is replaced with annuals when autumn arrives.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 7 May 2026
Younger, fast-growing annuals outgrow pots quickly, while slower-growing perennials can wait longer.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
The annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets and houseplants on offer have been grown by students in the ARL programs.
—Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2026
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Read on for favorite full-sun annuals with bright blooms that will welcome pollinators like bees and butterflies to your garden.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
The tulip garden is replaced with annuals when autumn arrives.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 7 May 2026
Younger, fast-growing annuals outgrow pots quickly, while slower-growing perennials can wait longer.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026
The annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets and houseplants on offer have been grown by students in the ARL programs.
—Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuals
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Medications called vasopressors can also be given to boost blood pressure and make sure organs such as the brain and kidneys are getting nutrients such as oxygen.—
Lauren Dunn,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Fascia is a continuous web of fibrous tissue that wraps around and supports organs, muscles, bones, and every other structure of the body.—
Scott Haak,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 May 2026
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Amazing was part of a thriving genre of periodicals that included Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) and Galaxy Science Fiction.—
Chris Klimek,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some work came as news through notices of what was happening in cities and towns through the local press and other coverage came through academic outlets or periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 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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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 children’s books, which largely attribute poverty in Vietnam to its communist government, also simplify history to play up communist aggression in the civil war—while omitting the extensive role that the United States military played in the conflict.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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In…early books, Strout seemed confident that good would eventually prevail, or at least persist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Sal Rodriguez, the opinion editor for the Southern California News Group’s 11 newspapers, heads the editorial board and guides our stances on public policy and political matters.—
Teagan Davidge,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The shootings took place on a Sunday morning, apparently after Betty Broderick received a letter from her ex-husband’s attorney, according to a 1990 story in The San Diego Union, one of the two newspapers that later merged to become The San Diego Union-Tribune.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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His father, Theodor Thomashefsky, was a producer who worked for Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater Company and later for Roy Rogers cowboy serials, and his mother, Roberta, was a researcher at Columbia Pictures.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Movies, especially science fiction serials, often told the same story.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Annuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuals. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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