time of year

noun phrase

: period of the year : season
It's unusually hot for this time of year.

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For comparison, Kansas City’s temperatures are typically around 82 degrees this time of year. Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 Last week, incoming cold fronts were accompanied by dangerous storms and also dropped the temperatures as much as 15 to 20 degrees below average for this time of year in some areas. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 While there’s an uptick of great white shark activity this time of year, researchers also receive many reports of ocean sunfish, also known as Mola molas. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025 In Los Angeles, the annual Outloud festival, held in tandem with Pride Month in early June, was faced with inordinately high temperatures for that time of year. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time of year

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“Time of year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20of%20year. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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