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
In its latest Small Business Outlook survey, released Thursday, marketing platform Constant Contact found that a majority of small businesses attribute up to half of their yearly sales to holiday season shopping.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
That's because money for the benefit programs is considered mandatory spending by law, meaning its budget is not dependent on yearly congressional approval, according to the SSA.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Boot Barn is raising its yearly guidance as well as its store opening targets as the Western craze shows no sign of slowing down.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Worrell said his proposal would modernize the city’s tax code in a way that would lower the yearly tax bill for the average Boston homeowner and small landlord by nearly $1,000.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
That's because money for the benefit programs is considered mandatory spending by law, meaning its budget is not dependent on yearly congressional approval, according to the SSA.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Boot Barn is raising its yearly guidance as well as its store opening targets as the Western craze shows no sign of slowing down.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Worrell said his proposal would modernize the city’s tax code in a way that would lower the yearly tax bill for the average Boston homeowner and small landlord by nearly $1,000.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearly
Adjective
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From industry sources, Fortune estimates that at an annual run rate, the three directs areas combined—the traditional variety, CVs, and co-invests—are raising well over $5 billion a year.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Tessa Thompson, Mariska Hargitay, Brendan Fraser, and more attend the annual Georgia celebration, put on by the Savannah College of Art and Design.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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That amounts to, on average, a $56 monthly increase in retirement benefits.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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Both are being studied as potential once-monthly treatments, which would mean they are taken less frequently than the weekly injections on the market.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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