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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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Last year, America’s total fertility rate fell to 1.57 births per woman, according to a Wall Street Journal calculation using provisional CDC data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The two sites were targeted by U.S. airstrikes last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

For the sixth straight year, the number of children born in the U.S. remained at roughly 3.6 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Aris Tyrothoulakis, director for women's & children's services at NHS Lothian said no decisions had been made on any closure of Sunndach or Calareidh but an appraisal of options was due later this year.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

This year she brought me along, so I could get to know the town before I start at the Mount, the Native boarding school for kids from villages too small to have a high school.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith