Thesaurus results for YEARLY

yearly

adjective

Definition of 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 Per city code, the mayor of Evanston receives a yearly salary of about $25,000, begging the question of who can afford to pursue the job with so little compensation and such weighty responsibilities. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Crystal Springs, for instance, has turned to a once-yearly ask from donors to help fundraise for the school, noted Talbott. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Categorizes your expenses Yes, users can track and categorize spending, and set income and expenses on a monthly, yearly or one-time basis. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 Hollywood is enjoying its biggest summer season since COVID, and yearly domestic revenues are poised to hit $10 billion for the first time since 2019. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yearly

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The finding is particularly significant for Minnesota, which accounts for about 75% of US iron ore production and generates more than $4 billion in annual revenue from the industry.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
The average annual state employee pension in 2025 was $44,961, according to the state comptroller’s office’s OpenPension website.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of annual

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With the average American household using about 899 kWh every four weeks, that translates to a monthly bill of approximately $177 before delivery charges, taxes and other fees.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
For the average beneficiary, the group estimates, that would amount to roughly $500 less a month—a cut larger than the average retired household’s monthly grocery spending.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of monthly

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OpenRouter disclosed in May that weekly traffic had climbed from 5 trillion to 25 trillion tokens over six months.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The specific idea of a weekly roundup, however, emerged from a sidebar conversation Fitzgerald Mosley had with Travis Tygart, the CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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