Thesaurus results for YEARLY

yearly

adjective

Definition of yearly

as in annual

occurring once every year The department store has a yearly clearance sale that attracts shoppers from all over the region.

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Recent Examples of yearly Unable to grow rice, Shuvash now leases his land to a shrimp farm owner for a small yearly sum and works long hours in the shrimp ponds. — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026 The yearly convention includes panel discussions, movie and television showings, an exhibitor hall, outdoor activations, a masquerade ball and more. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 Compton, who is a staple at Kelce’s yearly Tight End University summit, addressed his absence from the headline-making event on Monday’s episode of the Wake Up Barstool podcast, when host David Portnoy called him on the air for an explanation. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 Discounting Armstrong, who reportedly earned $20m to 30m a year at his peak, and no one else has ever made as much money on a yearly basis from cycling as Pogačar. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for yearly

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The startup has more than 160 employees and is preparing to move to a 130,000-square-foot facility in Duluth, which will triple the company’s annual output to 750 vehicles.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
The Carnaval de Guaranda, for instance, takes inspiration from a rowdy annual fiesta held in the Bolivar Province and is made with vodka, hops, figs, white truffle, turmeric, and a local moonshine called pájaro azul.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of annual

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At a time of elevated mortgage rates and near-record high home prices, many feel locked out of homeownership or struggle with monthly rent payments.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The Art Newspaper reports that the bacteria was discovered during routine monthly testing earlier this week and that the institution quickly complied with the city’s remediation requirements.

— News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2026

Definition of monthly

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Those Argentina fans strolled past the Monterey apartments on Wornall Road at the perfect time, because Susan Goldenberg was doing one of her weekly porch concerts.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers throughout the past year, with each satellite now dodging debris and other spacecraft on an almost weekly basis.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026

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