annuals

plural of annual

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Recent Examples of annuals Filling porch and patio planters with fall-blooming annuals and festive foliage plants is an easy way to add color to your space and curb appeal to your home. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026 Since tropical hibiscus can’t survive freezing temperatures, they can be grown as annuals or overwinter indoors in cold regions. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026 During this time, annuals often redirect their energy toward maturing seeds instead of flowers. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026 There are the annuals that go from flower to seed in one growing season and only overwinter as seed in the soil. — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annuals
Noun
  • The machine specifically moves blood around the heart and lungs, allowing those organs to rest and heal.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutor Chryso Perganti said that the boy was pronounced dead in hospital a couple of hours after his fall, suffering multiple skull and bone fractures and damage to his vital organs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • When word spread that the Chief Librarian of the Army was paying a visit, soldiers rushed to request their favorite periodicals and book genres.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Operating for nearly a century, Algani began in 1927 as a modest seller of newspapers, periodicals, and postcards before evolving into one of the city’s first international newsstands.
    — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The Southern California News Group is made up of 11 daily news publications and several weeklies throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
    — Michele Cardon, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • HarperCollins said Archer's books were sold in 119 countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Shop for clothing, books, antiques, and jewelry (Croghan’s is amazing) up and down King Street.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Also on the lobby level, a corner shop sells downloadable newspapers and magazines, snacks, and classic Penguin paperbacks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier bans were usually covered by local newspapers and then eventually forgotten.
    — Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Eventually, Saint found steady work on radio serials and early television dramas.
    — Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But there was a time when comic-book heroes appeared on movie screens only sparingly — particularly between the waning days of old serials and the premiere of Superman in 1978.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Annuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annuals. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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