yearly

as in annual
occurring once every year The department store has a yearly clearance sale that attracts shoppers from all over the region.

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Recent Examples of yearly Dividends average between 5% and 20% of yearly rates. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 24 May 2025 Researchers plan yearly follow-up visits to assess the tree performance; the trees are expected to grow several feet each year, Murphy said. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025 For much of his time in Indy, Turner has faced yearly trade rumor talk. David Aldridge, New York Times, 16 May 2025 The Masters champion has won four times at the Wells Fargo Championship, the yearly stop on the PGA Tour at Quail Hollow now named the Truist Championship. Troy Finnegan‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for yearly
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  • There's probably more value in gathering AI data and the annual subscriptions to the premium level of the Google Gemini AI client than there is in bumping up the profit margin by $50.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Earlier this week, The New School hosted its 76th annual Parsons benefit which included a live runway presentation from the Parsons School of Design Students.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 22 May 2025
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  • The Social Security Administration is poised to make history in June 2025 as monthly retirement benefits for U.S. workers are expected to exceed $2,000 for the first time in the program's nine-decade history.
    Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
  • The former elementary school teacher has since become a regular at major comedy festivals and hosts a monthly show at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 May 2025
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  • Millennials reported higher rates of lateness than older workers, with 22 percent of millennials late at least weekly, compared with just 15 percent of those aged 55 and older.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
  • The palatial space serves as a concert venue that hosts big-time acts as well as weekly house music sessions.
    Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025

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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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