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year

[yeer] / yɪər /
NOUN
date
Synonyms
STRONGEST
age day hour moment period stage term time
STRONG
century course duration epoch era generation juncture quarter reign span spell while
NOUN
length
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breadth diameter dimension duration height limit magnitude mileage period piece portion quantity radius range section segment space span stretch term width
STRONG
compass continuance elongation endlessness expanse expansion extensiveness interval lastingness lengthiness linearity loftiness longitude longness measure orbit panorama purview reach realm remoteness season spaciousness stride tallness unit
WEAK
protractedness ranginess
Antonyms
STRONGEST
extreme unimportance whole
NOUN
senectitude
Synonyms
WEAK
advanced age agedness decrepitude elderliness fatuity imbecility infirmity second childhood senescence senility weakness
NOUN
senescence
Synonyms
STRONG
agedness decrepitude fatuity imbecility infirmity senility weakness
WEAK
advanced age elderliness second childhood senectitude
Antonyms
STRONG
strength
NOUN
time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
age date day era future generation hour life moment month occasion pace past point present season second space stage term turn week while
STRONG
allotment bit bout chronology clock continuance duration epoch eternity extent go infinity instance instant interval juncture lastingness lifetime shift span spell stint stretch tempo tide tour
WEAK
life span many a moon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
future past
STRONG
ending
NOUN
vintage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wine
STRONG
collection epoch era generation grapes harvest origin

Example Sentences

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Lower egg prices also weighed on sales, following shortages a year ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

“The erosion of working-class support—among Black, white and Latino voters alike—has unnerved every ideological wing of the Democratic Party,” the New York Times reported last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It’s been a little over a year since you released “Bloom,” and now you’re stepping into the next era.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

It’s been an enterprise juggernaut for business customers, claiming that more than 500 companies spend at least $1 million per year in annualized revenue on its products.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

The teachers know who got each award and who finished the year with the best GPA, but they won’t publish exam grades and final averages on the student portal until after today’s ceremony.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Vocabulary lists containing year

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