as in lull
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
during the long winter when the party was out of power, it had plenty of time to reconsider its political priorities
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Recent Examples of winter
Even in the dead of the southern hemisphere's winter, temperatures had already broken records, reaching almost 104 degrees Fahrenheit toward the end of August.
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Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
Rare winter storms have not only caused alligator brumation in Texas, but have also brought uncommon snow to Florida and Louisiana.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
With winter freeze advisories comes the potential for power outages and food shortages.
—Kayla Hui, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings were in place for six states early Monday morning, with the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasting up to 24 inches of snow for some parts of the country.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
Rare winter storms have not only caused alligator brumation in Texas, but have also brought uncommon snow to Florida and Louisiana.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
With winter freeze advisories comes the potential for power outages and food shortages.
—Kayla Hui, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings were in place for six states early Monday morning, with the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasting up to 24 inches of snow for some parts of the country.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winter
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Their bond feels palpably warm and realistic, a comforting lull that Salles is tempting the audience into.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The beer, spirits and wine industries were already prepared for a continued lull in sales for 2025, then came the U.S. surgeon general's call for cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Rising costs:Why Americans paid so much more for health care in 2024 Need a break?—
Sriparna Roy,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Cool down after workouts, take adequate breaks between training sessions and get enough sleep.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Instead of leaving downtime or machine failure up to chance, predictive maintenance tools allow manufacturers to get ahead of potential delays and damages, saving them both time and money.—
Bill Rokos,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Working parents may not be able to carve out the time needed for things like unstructured play or simply enjoying downtime with their kids.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
21 Jan. 2025
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Increasing layoffs with seemingly no end paint a bleak picture for devs, while companies are busy pumping money into AI initiatives.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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The layoffs come after the company scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Fine particulate matter can also bypass the natural defenses of our respiratory tract, gaining access to the deep recesses of our lungs where gas exchange occurs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Meyer lemons grow in one recess and fig trees in another.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Winter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winter. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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