annuals

noun

plural of annual
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 Replace annuals and perennials with heat-tolerant selections. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 For tired flowering annuals, a more substantial mid-season trim can be rejuvenating and help extend the growing period. — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 July 2026 Deadheading Every Plant While deadheading is beneficial for certain plants like petunias, many modern annuals are self-cleaning. — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026 Rather than growing non-native plants and annuals that offer minimal benefits to fireflies and other pollinators, try adding some native plants to your flower beds to provide more food and shelter for fireflies. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026 Then add a low boxwood hedge toward the back of the island with roses, annuals, and perennials rising above the hedge in the front. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuals
  1. organs
  2. periodicals
  3. weeklies
  4. books
  5. newspapers
  6. serials
Noun
  • Originally famed for the company’s organs that swelled Detroit theaters and churches, the situation became perilous after Wurlitzer and the remaining tenants all left by 1982.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Visceral fat is packed deep in the abdomen around and between the organs, manifesting as a higher waist circumference.
    — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of organs
Noun
  • City law still requires newsstands to sell periodicals, but few bother for obvious reasons.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 2026
  • The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Definition of periodicals
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of weeklies
Noun
  • The Colorado Rockies’ history books are littered with elite offensive names and gaudy statistics.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The Poet’s Vault adds another layer to the experience, offering customers a selection of new and vintage vinyl records and books.
    — Evan Moore July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of books
Noun
  • On the property now is the historic Western Newspaper Union Building, which was built in 1900 and supplied newspapers around the country with print content.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Investigations in the Financial Times and The Times newspapers first revealed the FFE plan, which comes on the back of the recent World Cup.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 July 2026
Definition of newspapers
Noun
  • The Quatermass Experiment was a set of four different sci-fi serials, each containing 6 episodes, that debuted in 1953, a full decade before Who hit our screens.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • There have been dozens and dozens of ceremonies on soaps over the past 80 years, including nuptials for infamous characters of daytime serials and fan-favorite supercouples.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Definition of serials

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