as in youthful
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Recent Examples of vernal
The Great Sphinx of Egypt – built some 5,000 years ago – also directly faces the rising sun on the spring (vernal) and autumn equinoxes.
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New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2024
Winter extends from the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year – to the vernal equinox, the start of spring.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
Winter ends on Thursday, March 20, 2025, once the vernal equinox (Spring Equinox) begins.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2024
The other equinox occurs in the spring and is called the vernal equinox.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Aug. 2024
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New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2024
Winter extends from the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year – to the vernal equinox, the start of spring.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
Winter ends on Thursday, March 20, 2025, once the vernal equinox (Spring Equinox) begins.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2024
The other equinox occurs in the spring and is called the vernal equinox.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernal
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Some of the youthful aspirations included travelling to New Zealand, having a YouTube channel, discovering a new species, and meeting an alien.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Heat continues to explore the youthful frontcourt duo of Nikola Jovic and Kel’el Ware.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Verse is one of the top players for a young Rams defensive front that is excelling in the post-Aaron Donald era.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Should Grier and McDaniel be allowed to draft another young quarterback in their win-a-playoff-game-or-get-shown-the-door season?—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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While the hotel's interiors ooze modern sophistication (there is a sleek marble fireplace in the lobby and a statement chandelier hanging above an elegant seating area), the decor also pays homage to the property's roots.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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All of which gives off a horribly modern stink, worthy of Tarantino—or, indeed, of G.T.A., where the agony of dying is no more than a passing inconvenience.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Fed's concerns of inflation still being higher than expected combined with a jump of Treasury yields actually caused mortgage interest rates to jump in recent weeks, not go lower.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The list grew a little longer in recent weeks when Trump pardoned 1,500 or so Jan. 6 rioters and Biden did likewise for some of his closest family members.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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His strong second-half effort in last January’s divisional-round drubbing of the Houston Texans, punctuated by a touchdown run that continued through the end-zone tunnel at M&T Bank Stadium, remains fresh in my mind, too.—
Michael Silver,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Funding will be used to expand its food Co-op program across Gary by equipping individuals with the skills needed to successfully launch and sustain their own food co-ops, while providing residents with access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Vernal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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