over·win·ter
ˌō-vər-ˈwin-tər 
overwintered; overwintering; overwinters
: to last through or pass the winter
: occurring during the period spanning the winter
Examples of overwinter in a Sentence
Verb
The geese will overwinter in a warmer climate.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
After overwintering in soil or leaf litter, adult lily beetles emerge in spring, mate, and lay eggs.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2025
Once mated, the female lays clusters of about 300 to 1000 eggs in the pupal case, where the eggs then overwinter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
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Verb
The adults, which can overwinter in your garden, are brownish-black with light-colored orange markings on their backs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
After overwintering in soil or leaf litter, adult lily beetles emerge in spring, mate, and lay eggs.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Adjective
Native Americans kept secret the location of hibernacula, the underground chambers in which clusters of rattlesnakes—sometimes hundreds of them—overwinter.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2025
Once mated, the female lays clusters of about 300 to 1000 eggs in the pupal case, where the eggs then overwinter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
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“Overwinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overwinter. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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