vernal

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Recent Examples of vernal For New Yorkers, the vernal equinox also issued a call to shop. Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025 This refers to its connection with the vernal equinox — the official first day of spring — and the Easter holiday. Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Thursday marks the first day of spring – or in science terms, the vernal equinox! Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 Every year, Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox, according to the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory. Pam Defiglio, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vernal
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Adjective
  • The Parisians’ love of tradition and romance combined with its youthful modernism is the pull for me.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
  • What was at first written off as mere youthful rebellion, destined to fizzle out, ultimately yielded the appointment of a Deaf president, and helped galvanize the greater movement that led to the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
    John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Toby Gilroy and Finn Elliott died during a storm after taking their boat to rescue Finn’s younger brother, Kieran Elliot, who was at the towering caves that border the bay.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • While riggers hung massive lights and construction workers assembled the stage on a grueling day before Tyler Childers‘ June 2024 concert at the United Center, three young locals showed up: Cheryl, Larry and Ted.
    Steve Knopper, Billboard, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Art Nouveau Brass Mirror This brass mirror from the 1960s blends modern trends with antique materials.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
  • While North Korea's naval forces are widely seen as far inferior to those of its rivals, analysts say a destroyer equipped with modern missile and radar systems could still boost the North's offensive and defensive capabilities.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • That’s left a glut of overqualified workers competing for jobs that otherwise might have gone to recent graduates.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 8 June 2025
  • The Department of Homeland Security said Saturday that recent ICE operations in the south state resulted in the arrest of 118 people, including five individuals the agency identified as gang members.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • The new moon in your sign on January 29 will bring forward a fresh start in your finances as well as your life in general.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
  • If not for these latest allegations, the thought was Zion very much could be in play in light of the Pelicans’ makeover of their front office and seeming desire for a fresh start.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025

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“Vernal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernal. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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