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a light air movement that blows from the sea toward land
The sea breeze moderates the town's temperature, making it several degrees cooler on hot days than locations inland.
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Recent Examples of sea breeze
Just sit back, enjoy the salty sea breezes, and keep your eyes peeled for the shadows of fins dipping amidst the waves.
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Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2024
Those storms will push inland with the sea breeze making some of them capable of gusty winds, lightning and quick rainfall up to three inches.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024
This is the second power shut-off in as many days in the area, a peninsula about 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles famous for its sea breezes, gorgeous views, and expensive homes.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Scattered lightning storms will move east and collide with the sea breeze near the coast in the afternoon, NWS said.
—Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
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Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2024
Those storms will push inland with the sea breeze making some of them capable of gusty winds, lightning and quick rainfall up to three inches.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024
This is the second power shut-off in as many days in the area, a peninsula about 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles famous for its sea breezes, gorgeous views, and expensive homes.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Scattered lightning storms will move east and collide with the sea breeze near the coast in the afternoon, NWS said.
—Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea breeze
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Balcony doors are flung open to the salty Mediterranean breeze.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Though assembly isn’t exactly a breeze, the tree looks great in a room full of houseplants, and the individual branches can be popped in or out depending on your or your cats’ preferences—there are enough to cover the whole tree, or just partially, as my cats Circe and Scylla prefer.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some places on Jupiter have winds of more than 400 mph (about 640 kilometers per hour), about three times faster than a Category 5 hurricane on Earth.Benjamin Roulston, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Shifting and variable winds give the deer the advantage.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Rossum gives Stella both a willowy-ness and a sparking current of anxiety that separate her from her sister.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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This affects the current's voltage as the electrons are pushed to either side of the conductor.Henri Robbins, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Sea breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20breeze. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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