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clime

[klahym] / klaɪm /


NOUN
weather
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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The concept of "coolcations" -- vacations in a cooler clime -- has been gathering pace in recent years and appears to have exploded in 2026.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

If you live in Portland or New York City, you might be thinking long and hard about moving to a lower tax clime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

That means if your tree hails from a more humid clime, it's likely been spoiled for generations.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023

But Bergman’s book evokes the social and political trends of a time when citizens surmounted Seattle’s legendary hills aboard railcars, akin to San Francisco’s famed fleet but enclosed because of our chillier clime.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken well and spread my tidings Of the golden future time.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

The great migration of the Bogong moth was once a yearly feature of the Australian spring, the insects humming down the nation's east coast in their billions as they searched for cooler climes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The stereotypical British émigré used to be the retiree packing up for sunnier climes in Spain or France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

From its display case in the museum’s “Stories from Mesoamerica” hall, the iridescent plumage shimmers like a rainbow encased in glass, a tropical interloper to these northern climes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

In many northern climes, the public is still on the side of the sun, even if the winters aren’t as cold as they used to be.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025

Returning to Detroit from bright climes usually depressed me.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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