balmy
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That’s because the global maps most of us are used to are as deceptive as icy Greenland’s euphemistically balmy name.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
This January, temperatures in Nuuk on some days hovered at a balmy 50 degrees Fahrenheit, which is almost unheard of.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Its trapped-ion architecture operates at room temperature, a meaningful advantage when competitors require cooling systems that make Antarctica look balmy.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
Such balmy temperatures might sound attractive, but they can pose hidden threats.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
Might it be a balmy, summer planet, a little warmer than the Earth because it is a little closer to the Sun?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing balmy
The Sweltering Words of Summer
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