as in yearbooks
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 annuals
Create stunning container gardens with these fall flowers, which include blooming annuals and perennials.
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Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
While fall is a wonderful time to plant perennials and deciduous shrubs, there are also numerous annuals that can be planted in September and beyond.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
While fall is a wonderful time to plant perennials and deciduous shrubs, there are also numerous annuals that can be planted in September and beyond.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuals
Noun
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By 1880, Jenkins had taken over Moffat’s operation entirely, selling the original business’s stock of Hallet & Davis pianos and Estey organs.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Her organs didn't receive enough blood.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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That storied history will continue now that the 54-year-old publication is being acquired by Noisy Creek — the media company that bought alternative weeklies in Seattle and Portland, Oregon — The Stranger and the Portland Mercury.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mendoza did not strike down the parts of HB 1069 that require school districts to follow a state policy for challenging books.—
James B. Blasingame,
The Conversation,
17 Sep. 2025
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We like building Brio train sets, reading books and playing with Lego.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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My articles have been quoted in numerous newspapers and on CNN, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, Oprah and other TV and radio shows.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The team analyzed data collected from 2003 to 2023 from more than 236,000 Americans as part of the American Time Use Survey; the data included how often participants read physical books, magazines, newspapers, or listened to audio and electronic books on an average day.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Sep. 2025
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Weekly serials are compiled in paperback collections, called tankobon, that are sold in bookstores.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Annuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuals. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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