vernal

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Recent Examples of vernal For New Yorkers, the vernal equinox also issued a call to shop. Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025 This refers to its connection with the vernal equinox — the official first day of spring — and the Easter holiday. Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Thursday marks the first day of spring – or in science terms, the vernal equinox! Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 Every year, Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after the day of the vernal equinox, according to the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory. Pam Defiglio, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vernal
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Adjective
  • For May 1966’s expansive Pet Sounds, Wilson and lyricist Tony Asher created a song cycle documenting a passage from youthful innocence to mournful adulthood that the composer contrasted with delicately sophisticated yet openhearted orchestrations.
    Barry Walters, Billboard, 11 June 2025
  • The latest entry in the long-running Onimusha series takes us to a corrupted Kyoto with youthful Toshiro Mifune as our guide.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Toby Gilroy and Finn Elliott died during a storm after taking their boat to rescue Finn’s younger brother, Kieran Elliot, who was at the towering caves that border the bay.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • In the trailer for Sony Pictures Classics’ Oh, Hi!, the intoxicating lull of whirlwind young love sours into toxicity, going by way of many (if not entirely relatable) modern dating experiences.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • His show recreates the joy of his journey, the sense of wonder, the three-decade progression in style and substance that made Wayne one of the greatest rappers of the modern era.
    Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
  • While North Korea's naval forces are widely seen as far inferior to those of its rivals, analysts say a destroyer equipped with modern missile and radar systems could still boost the North's offensive and defensive capabilities.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Department of Homeland Security said Saturday that recent ICE operations in the south state resulted in the arrest of 118 people, including five individuals the agency identified as gang members.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2025
  • That’s left a glut of overqualified workers competing for jobs that otherwise might have gone to recent graduates.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Regional farmers, such as Christopher Ranch (the nation's largest grower of fresh garlic) are vital to the festival, too.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
  • Finding my bald community instilled in me a fresh perspective on life and helped reconstruct my sense of self.
    Shamsha Damani, Health, 13 June 2025

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“Vernal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernal. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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