seasonal

Definition of seasonalnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of seasonal Wheatberry Bakeshop The European-style bakery café, known for its seasonal pastries and cakes, is preparing to close its South End storefront. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026 Eco effort For ecological reasons, the property exclusively works with local, regional, and seasonal products to minimize environmental impact and food miles. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Temperatures are expected to return closer to seasonal averages, climbing to only 56 degrees on Saturday and 65 degrees on Sunday. Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 The site plan for 1st Street Farms includes a range of outdoor amenities such as a multi-use turf field designed for youth sports and community programming, landscaped gardens and walking paths, and open green space for informal recreation and seasonal events. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seasonal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasonal
Adjective
  • The novel delivers all the frenzy of a gold rush with rhythmic, hypnotic prose.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Ditto the sophisticated modulations and subtle rhythmic shifts that underpin Puth’s best songs.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the Perseverance rover has used a different instrument to find evidence for both cyclic organic compounds and macromolecular carbon.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In Cavarocchi’s practice, womanhood is seen as a manifestation of nature, with landscapes playing a role in healing trauma and reflecting cyclical rhythms of regeneration.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But when a series of murders occurs, the women suspect another serial killer.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Brian Cox is set to star as Don Framt, also known as the notorious serial killer the New York Ripper, while Dan Stevens will play The Five Boroughs Killer.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t published any national terrorism advisory bulletins, periodic updates to alert the public to the current threat level, since September.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Limited research exists on the health effects of periodic use.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Building on the 1986 graphic novel series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, it is presciently set in an alternate present in which police officers wear masks to hide their identities.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Through traffic should seek alternate routes.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Transitions between the two parents (and selves, and lives) are widely considered one of the toughest aspects of divorce for a child—sites of recurrent loss and awkward morphing.
    Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Opponents of the Iranian dictatorship decry negotiation with a regime that has killed tens of thousands of its own people in recurrent waves of recent protests.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Burke spoke only to consent to intermittent interruptions of his preliminary hearing, allowing the court to address other pending matters.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
  • On the menu are cryotherapy chambers, red light therapy, hyperbaric oxygen sessions, intermittent hypoxic training, and vacuum therapy—all geared towards cellular recovery and holistic well-being.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Miami, a city that seems under continual reinvention, has seen several implosions over the years.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • As the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) wrote in his magnum opus Leviathan, there would be no culture, no navigation, no knowledge of the face of the earth, no arts, no letters, no society; instead, there would be rapes, thefts, murders, and continual fear of violence.
    George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Seasonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasonal. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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