dormancy

Example Sentences

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Cooling temperatures cast the foliage with shades of wine before it fades to a pleasing straw color in dormancy.

From Seattle Times

“The temperature is 70 degrees and the wheat has broken dormancy,” he said.

From Washington Post

After several years in relative political dormancy, except as a sentencing reduction issue for Newsom and other liberal Democrats, crime has resurfaced as a hot campaign topic.

From Los Angeles Times

But repotting too soon can sometimes harm a plant, especially if it’s in a period of slow growth or dormancy.

From Washington Post

Typical PNW false Spring … it'll warm up … things will get nice … Trees, flowers and plants will think it's Spring and wake up from dormancy … and then BOOM!

From Seattle Times