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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
  • ChatGPT passed 900 million weekly users in February and, by most trackers, crossed a billion monthly users around the middle of this year.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Welcome to Style Forecast, a monthly horoscope that uses astrology to help each zodiac sign feel like their most confident and aligned self.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 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 union says that, as a result, some production assistants on Chicago Fire saw their weekly take-home pay dip 43 percent.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Abbott started Defender Junior, a column of his weekly paper devoted to children, in 1921.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of weekly
Noun
  • 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
Definition of annual
Adjective
  • Athletes already had shoes for competition and for daily life.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Rice has started to grow a following online with daily vlogs.
    — Jeff Todd, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of daily
Noun
  • 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
  • City law still requires newsstands to sell periodicals, but few bother for obvious reasons.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 2026
Definition of periodical
Adjective
  • Clean blinds weekly or biweekly to prevent dust buildup and maintain their appearance.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • Gary is revamping its year-old curbside recycling program, cutting back to a biweekly pickup schedule and placing an emphasis on reducing contamination of items placed in the bins.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of biweekly
Noun
  • Police set up a strike force to investigate Jones after The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported in 2023 that Jones used his position of power, first as a schoolteacher and later as a popular broadcaster, to prey on a number of young men.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In 2022, terrorists kidnapped dozens of people from a train between Abuja and Kaduna, and Tukur Mamu, a newspaper publisher, negotiated their release.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of newspaper

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