anniversary
noun
the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event.
anniversaries
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pluralof anniversary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But presidents have previously marked major anniversaries by attending several sites including New York, where the majority of the 2,977 victims were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Duke of Sussex has spoken to bereaved children about how he marks anniversaries related to his late mother and deals with grief.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Onstage, the frontman of Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service was thriving as his two bands toured together to mark the 20th anniversaries of Death Cab’s “Transatlanticism” and the Postal Service’s “Give Up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
BMS will pay Hengrui up to $950 million, including $600 million upfront and contingent payments of $175 million on each of the first two anniversaries of the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
In that courtyard we hosted countless weddings, birthdays, engagements, anniversaries, and every other kind of party you could imagine.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
