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winter

[win-ter] / ˈwɪn tər /
NOUN
cold season of the year
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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What we saw in Minneapolis this past winter was, among other extraordinary things, popular constitutionalism in action.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Patrick added the colder winter months is going to be the "main problem".

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

His half-sister said he then traveled to Miami, thinking it would be a good place to stay through the winter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Energy costs, not just of oil but also of gas in winter, hit both production and consumption and have a knock-on effect on economic growth.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

“Remember, wear your winter suit under your overalls,” I told Charlie.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Many who took up the offer have since moved back -- put-off by harsh winters and low wages.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Gillison decided to attend Duke University partly to get away from Ohio winters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

During El Niño events, warmer waters move toward the west coasts of the Americas, often bringing wetter winters to California.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

Dave said with milder winters and hotter summers, it is surprising what exotic plants will grow in the UK.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

“Take whatever clothes and woolens you might need. Baltimore winters can be mighty cold, they say.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

“A monarch that wintered in Monterey might end up in Las Vegas or Boise or Spokane that next spring and summer,” he said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2023

Birds that once wintered at Tulare Lake — ibises, blackbirds and American coots — are returning in increasing numbers.

From New York Times Apr. 2, 2023

In the classic migration pattern, flocks that wintered in the southern U.S. fly north in the spring, returning to the same spots in the high and sub-Arctic to breed and nest.

From National Geographic Dec. 16, 2020

The social pages followed his comings and goings, when he summered in Bar Harbor and wintered in Boca Raton.

From The New Yorker Aug. 19, 2019

There rabbits and ptarmigan gathered to eat seeds out of the wind, and moose wintered on the twigs of the willows.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

Years before the project began, migrating ospreys had been spotted in Poole Harbour, en route from Scotland to their wintering grounds in north Africa.

From BBC May 2, 2026

After spending the summer in the Hamptons, Icahn is wintering at his house on the Miami-area island known as Billionaire Bunker.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

But they have been consistently present off the coast — migrating from their wintering grounds in Mexico and Central America to California in the summer, where they gorge on fish and krill along the coast.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2024

Between May and August, thousands of wintering red-billed queleas gather at waterholes in Namibia.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2024

Sir Ector sat in the solar, while the wintering sunlight threw broad orange beams across his bald head.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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