Definition of climenext
as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city

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Recent Examples of clime When tested in both the arid climate of the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico and the Austin area’s comparably humid clime, the jacket succeeded in capturing a significant 14 to 30 ounces of water per day. Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 As the sun set behind the main stand of the ground, planes could be seen setting off to foreign climes. Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 6 June 2026 Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between. Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 June 2026 Other Floridians skip the season altogether and flee to cooler climes, choosing to drive north into the mountains for a cool-cation. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clime
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Noun
  • Upscale retreats are being designed to blend seamlessly into some of the African country’s most remote environments; being hard to find offers the ultimate in exclusivity.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Many brands, particularly in today’s ever-more crowded and competitive makeup environment, might have launched anyway.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But the climate pattern is just bringing the potential for more snow.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Nathan Solothurnmann, a climate and energy expert for Greenpeace Switzerland, says that climate change means landslides or avalanches will become more common.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There are few things more beautiful than the corona, the sun’s atmosphere, visible only during total solar eclipses like the one that occurred last week over a narrow swath of eastern Greenland, western Iceland and Spain.
    Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the atmosphere created between the creators and listeners.
    Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Clime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clime. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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