1
: of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
seasonal storms
2
: affected or caused by seasonal need or availability
seasonal industries
Examples of seasonal in a Sentence
The rise in gas prices is seasonal.
The store hires seasonal workers during the holidays.
Recent Examples on the Web
Moreover, California’s largest-in-the-nation agricultural sector has also been shifting from seasonal crops to nuts, grapes and other permanent, high-value products, which need year-round watering.
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Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
Here’s a list of the Sacramento area’s seasonal farmers markets and a couple of year-round destinations:
Seasonal Sacramento-area farmers markets
The following markets are organized by day of the week:
DOWNTOWN CERTIFIED FARMERS’ MARKET
Where?
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
The Southern house mosquito, a type of Culex mosquito, typically lays its eggs in fresh or stagnant water, like a muddy puddle where a seasonal river once flowed.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The Company is also developing drugs against a number of viral diseases including oral and genital Herpes, viral diseases of the eye including EKC and herpes keratitis, H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu, seasonal Influenza, HIV, Hepatitis C, Rabies, Dengue fever, and Ebola virus, among others.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
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Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
Here’s a list of the Sacramento area’s seasonal farmers markets and a couple of year-round destinations:
Seasonal Sacramento-area farmers markets
The following markets are organized by day of the week:
DOWNTOWN CERTIFIED FARMERS’ MARKET
Where?
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
The Southern house mosquito, a type of Culex mosquito, typically lays its eggs in fresh or stagnant water, like a muddy puddle where a seasonal river once flowed.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The Company is also developing drugs against a number of viral diseases including oral and genital Herpes, viral diseases of the eye including EKC and herpes keratitis, H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu, seasonal Influenza, HIV, Hepatitis C, Rabies, Dengue fever, and Ebola virus, among others.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
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“Seasonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seasonal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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