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
On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent in a 48-1 vote, part of a largely bipartisan push to end twice-yearly clock changes.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
For families with annual incomes exceeding $200,000, yearly tuition increases would be capped at the rate of inflation.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
This is one of my favorite yearly conversations.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026
Even combined, its yearly broadcast revenue is less than half of the NFL’s.
—James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
For families with annual incomes exceeding $200,000, yearly tuition increases would be capped at the rate of inflation.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
This is one of my favorite yearly conversations.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026
Even combined, its yearly broadcast revenue is less than half of the NFL’s.
—James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearly
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Hundreds of participants came together in Santee on Saturday for the city’s annual pride walk and festival, marking the first celebration of Pride Month in San Diego County.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Maybe, just maybe, the band will put together a show or two for its (semi-) annual late October local throwdown.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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But many of the dogs in the survey were on monthly heartworm medication, which also clears intestinal worms—so those dogs had nothing to flush out.—
Niranjana Rajalakshmi,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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Castillo said the Northwest 36th Street corridor — lined with hotels, motels and businesses just north of Miami International Airport — is a focal point of law enforcement activity, accounting for between 40% and 60% of Miami Springs’ monthly calls for service.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Markets have been whipsawed by the abrupt turns in rhetoric, but hopes that a ceasefire extension helped drive stocks toward a historic streak of weekly gains, even as sporadic attacks occur.—
Kate Sullivan,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Millions upon millions of people are using generative AI as their ongoing advisor on mental health considerations (note that ChatGPT alone has over 900 million weekly active users, a notable proportion of which dip into mental health aspects, see my analysis at the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearly. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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