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adjective

Definition of bimonthlynext
as in monthly

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bimonthly

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noun

as in quarterly

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Recent Examples of bimonthly
Adjective
Their executive team committed to testing AI within their own workflows and sharing results at bimonthly leadership meetings. — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026 Times 26 weeks in a year times the 5 years since the lockdown equals 130 bimonthly haircuts at $30 each or $3,900 saved. — Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026 The South Hills Interfaith Movement, known as SHIM, recently opened food lockers so people can get supplies outside of their bimonthly distribution events. — Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026 This is why, for providers like Young, a freeze on federal child care subsidies could be immediately disastrous since providers rely on this bimonthly income to pay staff salaries, rent, utilities and food for kids. — Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bimonthly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bimonthly
  1. monthly
  2. quarterly
  3. weekly
  4. annual
  5. daily
  6. periodical
  7. biweekly
  8. newspaper
Adjective
  • With rates going up, homeowners who must refinance face monthly increases of hundreds of pounds.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Qualifying low-income families would also receive additional monthly cash assistance and contributions to a college savings account.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of monthly
Noun
  • That order was amended in 2011 so that Moss only had to see a psychiatrist quarterly.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Members plan to meet online quarterly and hold an annual general assembly during ACFM.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of quarterly
Adjective
  • Retailers typically update electronic shelf prices on a regular schedule, often weekly, because shoppers value consistency, said Asa Farquhar of Relex Solutions, a retail technology company.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe not the way Santa Margarita, the defending champion, is improving on a weekly basis similar to last season when the Eagles separated themselves and cruised to victory.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of weekly
Noun
  • Filling porch and patio planters with fall-blooming annuals and festive foliage plants is an easy way to add color to your space and curb appeal to your home.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Yellow starthistle, scientific name Centaurea solstitialis, is a bushy summer-blooming annual, the California Invasive Plant Council said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of annual
Adjective
  • The morning high tide will be the highest of the two daily tides.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Sectarian tensions and the disrupting force of the Cold War plunged the Middle Eastern nation into decades of armed conflict, with a chilling effect on daily life.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of daily
Noun
  • Declonius Peck, its beloved editor-in-chief, has gone to prison for embezzlement, and his evil twin, Salton, has assumed management of the family business, along with the 39 editors who curate the periodical.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • When word spread that the Chief Librarian of the Army was paying a visit, soldiers rushed to request their favorite periodicals and book genres.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of periodical
Adjective
  • Under the proposal, residential customers would get weekly pickup of waste and organic material, biweekly recycling pickup and two bulky waste pickups per year.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Edward Keegan’s biweekly architecture column is supported by a grant from former Tribune critic Blair Kamin, as administered by Journalism Funding Partners.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of biweekly
Noun
  • All but one mainstream newspaper have criticized the revisions, and media surveys show a large majority of the public support female monarchs or maternal-line succession.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Some Ukrainian officials told the newspaper that the system had not been restored to full functionality but was working at higher speeds than under the cap.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of newspaper

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