as in yearly
occurring once every year
Much of the city's elite attend the museum's annual gala, and it has grown in prominence with each passing year. The couple had booked a cruise for their annual vacation away from the kids.
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as in yearbook
a book or magazine that is published once a year
The society releases an annual that includes all the proceedings of its meetings during the year
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Recent Examples of annual
Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
The South by Southwest Music Festival has announced the third round of Showcasing Artists invited to perform at the 39th annual event, March 10-15, 2025, in Austin.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
Mixing annuals, perennials, and flowering shrubs carries color from the ground plain upwards and allows for creative pairings.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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The nonprofit San Diego Bird Alliance, formerly known as San Diego Audubon Society, holds the annual San Diego Bird Festival from Feb. 26 to March 2 at Marina Village Conference Center, 1936 Quivira Way.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
The South by Southwest Music Festival has announced the third round of Showcasing Artists invited to perform at the 39th annual event, March 10-15, 2025, in Austin.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
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Awards: Two Kentucky businesses have landed on Garden & Gun Magazine's 15th annual Made in the South Awards, highlighting the best small Southern makers.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
Mixing annuals, perennials, and flowering shrubs carries color from the ground plain upwards and allows for creative pairings.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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These metros boast strong job and wage growth, thriving tech sectors and access to economic opportunities, according to the Milken Institute's yearly rankings.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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The tribe's Department of Health and Human Services runs door-to-door campaigns a few times yearly to reduce the tick population.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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From between the dozens of adorable family photos — temporarily compiled into a tragic sort of yearbook on LA’s Instagram Stories — a different request began to resonate with film lovers.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
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Mangold gives us glimpses of the truth behind the self-mythologizing, as when Dylan’s old high school yearbook and memorabilia arrive addressed to Robert Zimmerman (Dylan’s real name).—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Ample shelving throughout the space and somewhat manageable $945 monthlies, although there’s an additional $210 assessment through 2025.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
10 Dec. 2024
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This week is all about Manhattan living and high-ish monthlies.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2024
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Nvidia now makes over $5 billion in revenue from China alone quarterly, according to data shared by Bloomberg.—
Kate Irwin,
PCMAG,
12 Dec. 2024
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The original data was derived from the Birdie Win Corp Com quarterly 10-Q report dated December 2, 2024.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
2 Dec. 2024
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Kris Knoblauch has this edition of the Oilers playing strong positional hockey and getting great results.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was celebrated at the fifth edition of Saudi Arabia’s Joy Awards in Riyadh over the weekend, with Anthony Hopkins presenting him with a Lifetime Achievement Award on stage.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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He was best known for his work on the organ, preferring a Lowrey to the rock standard Hammond B-3 of the time.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The mad professor could play organ, piano, accordion, horns — anything to serve the song.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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The rankings will be published on the Hotline weekly throughout the regular season.—
Jeff Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Jan. 16, 2025.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The new dedicated scone shop offers a variety of twists on the classic sweet treat—all baked fresh daily.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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As many as 80,000 people could be going through SAN daily, a bit higher than over Thanksgiving.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Annual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annual. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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