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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
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 On a bimonthly basis, the company’s broader executive leadership team meets to align on Workday’s overall AI strategy. — John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 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
  • According to data provided by the consulate, the average monthly number of applicants between January and August was 585 compared with last year’s monthly average of 528.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Nationally, the average monthly cut would be $500, which is more than what the average retired household spends on groceries each month.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of monthly
Noun
  • Reporting quarterly is good for investors and good for the company.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • Without a C-suite sponsor empowered to align incentives, tie outcomes to compensation and resolve trade-offs quarterly, AI becomes a mosaic of local optimizations rather than a source of enterprise differentiation.
    — Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
Definition of quarterly
Adjective
  • The group hosts a weekly car show in San Clemente that often attracts thousands of performance cars and muscle cars, according to its website.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Sunday Night Football’s first game — and the first teams that Underwood shouted out in her weekly changing lyrics — was between NFC East rivals Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of weekly
Noun
  • 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
  • Since tropical hibiscus can’t survive freezing temperatures, they can be grown as annuals or overwinter indoors in cold regions.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of annual
Adjective
  • Between 26 and 35 vessels per day have transited this week, down from the 35 to 40 daily average of the prior eight weeks, according to Dimitris Ampatzidis, maritime risk and compliance manager at Kpler.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • As the Moon highlights what matters most to you, Chiron draws attention to your daily responsibilities and well-being.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of daily
Noun
  • People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • It is anticipated that all IEEE periodicals will be included in the Integrity Hub screening by the end of this year.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Definition of periodical
Adjective
  • 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
  • Taught by importer Simone Popov, who also teaches at the San Francisco Wine School, these biweekly classes are meant to demystify the world of wine.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of biweekly
Noun
  • In 2024, police say a man broke into the newspaper’s new offices and stole the paper’s two Pulitzer Prize gold medals.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • According to Robertson, a local newspaper received a tip from an unnamed member of the Borden family that Lizzie and John were too close, but there was no evidence to back up the rumor.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of newspaper

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