as in lull
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
during the long winter when the party was out of power, it had plenty of time to reconsider its political priorities
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Recent Examples of winter
The space should be ready for use by winter/early spring 2027.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
The ticket in Virginia won the state's New Year’s Millionaire Raffle drawing on Jan. 1, 2025, while the ticket in Idaho is from last winter’s Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Tyler Glasnow changed his delivery this winter, hoping to find health.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Particularly enticing may be the bonus paychecks for employees in both June and December to help families enjoy the summer and winter holidays.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
The ticket in Virginia won the state's New Year’s Millionaire Raffle drawing on Jan. 1, 2025, while the ticket in Idaho is from last winter’s Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Tyler Glasnow changed his delivery this winter, hoping to find health.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Particularly enticing may be the bonus paychecks for employees in both June and December to help families enjoy the summer and winter holidays.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winter
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This buying lull echoes across the state and nation.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
18 June 2025
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Typical of fishing while anchored, there were occasional spurts of action followed by lulls.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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Aaron Nola is out until at least after the All-Star break; the earliest he can be activated is July 18.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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While the Padres have acknowledged that King’s injury will keep him out through at least the All-Star break, King is confident that more good days will stack up before too long.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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The approach reinforces Ecolab’s commitment to delivering measurable impact, whether through water conservation, energy efficiency or operational downtime.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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During these voyages, which tended to include a lot of downtime, White might have told the other crew members his story.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The Accenture team did not explore whether resilience was achievable through contingent or gig workforces that could reduce the boom-bust cycles and demoralizing effects of layoffs.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In March, Audacy conducted a broad round of layoffs, cutting about 200 employees across divisions.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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Congress was set to be on recess the week of July 4.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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Protesters were so loud at Tuesday’s event that at one point, the Board of Supervisors was forced to go on a 30-minute recess.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
18 June 2025
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“Winter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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